In Pensacola, Brown and Nix married in secret, as naval cadets were not allowed to marry until their training was complete, under threat of immediate dismissal.
En Pensacola, Brown e Nix casáronse en segredo, xa que aos cadetes navais non se lles permitía contraer matrimonio ata que completasen o seu adestramento, baixo ameaza de expulsión inmediata.