’Marlboro Man’ soldier files for divorce (Married < 1 Month)

A Kentucky Marine, famous for his portrayal in an iconic photograph from the Iraq War, has filed for divorce less than a month after dozens of Americans contributed to a dream wedding for him and his bride.

Millions became intrigued with James Blake Miller, 21, after first seeing the down-home soldier in a 2004 Los Angeles Times photo, in which the grubby, exhausted Marine lance corporal takes a break from combat in Fallujah with a cigarette dangling from lips. The picture earned Miller the nickname “Marlboro Man.”

His story as a young Appalachian husband who couldn’t afford a proper wedding for his wife caught the attention of a California couple, who helped foot the bill and drew more contributions to a $15,000 wedding June 3 at a country club near his hometown of Pikeville.

But by June 12, Miller and his bride, Jessica Holbrook, were living apart, according to court papers. Miller filed for divorce on June 20, saying the marriage was “irretrievably broken with no prospect of reconciliation.”

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