The Princess the Marine 2001 Based on a true story, American Marine Jason Johnson Goselaar is sent on assignment to the Emirate of Bahrain While there, he meets and falls in love with a spirited, lovely young woman, Meriam Nichols, without realizing she is really a member of the Bahraini Royal Family Meriam, who does not wish to consent to an arranged marriage, knows her love affair with Jason is dangerous, as he is a Mormon Christian and she a Muslim Her parents would never consent to their match, and so Meriam and Jason race against time to escape Bahrain and make it to the United States, where they can marry If Meriam is sent back, however, her life may be in jeopardy