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Marine staff sergeant Jesse Cottle's world was changed forever in 2009.
"We were on an IED clearing mission on foot, it's not the safest job you could choose," he said recently.
Jesse's job was to find and dismantle improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
"About 5 hours into that patrol, into that mission, I was struck by an anti-personnel IED," he said. "It was a pressure plate. I stepped on it and lost both legs right away.
"I remember most everything I was awake the whole time."
He met Kelly during his recovery. She was swimming for Boise State at the time, and both attended a swim meet in San Diego.
"I just remember being very intrigued by him," she said. "He was just very different and not because of his legs, just who he was."
They were married in 2012. They now live in San Diego.
While in Idaho visiting Kelly's family, they decided to take family portraits.
"It was a normal photo shoot, we finally got together and Jesse had his legs on and everything," she said.
Photographer Sarah Ledford suggested a picture in the water.
"So we said 'Well, you can just pop off your legs and get on one of our backs, and we'll take you in' and so, 'cause that's just how we get around sometimes, like at the beach," Kelly said. "We do it all the time. It's just pretty normal, so he hopped back on my back and then Sarah's like 'Oh, we'll take some couples shots.' "
Ledford posted one of those shots to her Facebook page.
She had no idea the image of Kelly carrying Jesse on her back would get the reaction it did -- thousands of likes, hundreds of shares and comments.
"Overwhelming, I can't even keep up with my page," she said. "The picture just blew up, America just fell in love with Jesse and Kelly."
"I'm just speechless," Jesse said. "Having that kind of impact -- it's very humbling. My first reaction was wanting to reply to each one, but then they kept coming."
Kelly added: "It's cool because we represent a lot of people, couples that are going through the same thing and so it's just an honor to be able to represent that."
CNN
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