>>> IN TENNIS, LOVE MEANS ZERO SCORE, BUT FOR ONE COUPLE LOVE
HAD A DIFFERENT MEANING ON THE
FAMED COURT IN ARTHUR ASHE
STADIUM.
STADIUM. >> IT MARKED A MAJOR MILESTONE
OF ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY AND
MILITARY APPRECIATION.
MILITARY APPRECIATION. >> WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
A HOMECOMING THAN WITH A BIG
SURPRISE FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND.
JILL WAS COURTSIDE.
>> FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE, HE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF
MILES AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE
PAST 11 MONTHS.
>> WHAT ARE PROMPTED YOU TO WANT
TO JOIN THE MILITARY?
>> PRETTY MUCH I WANTED TO BE
SOMETHING A PART OF SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN MYSELF AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
>> AARON SNIPE JOINED THE
MILITARY IN 2013 AND WORKS IN
LOGISTICS AT THE AIR FORCE BASE
IN KOREA.
IN KOREA. >> IT HAS BEEN AN AWESOME
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. THEY GRANTED ME A LOT OF GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE MY
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. I LOVE IT, YOU HAVE A SENSE OF
PRIDE.
PRIDE. >> EVEN WHILE OVERSEAS, ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CONSTANTS IS HIS
GIRLFRIEND, DOMINIQUE SALLY.
>> ME AND DOMINIQUE, WE MET IN
2010 IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS THE JOKESTER.
I WAS MAKING JOKES AND SHE
ALWAYS LAUGHED.
ALWAYS LAUGHED. HILARIOUS.
HILARIOUS. THAT’S HOW WE BECAME BEST
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. >> THEY’RE LOST TOUCH AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL AND RECONNECTED FIVE
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> I SAW SOMEBODY FROM A
DISTANCE THAT LOOKED FAMILIAR,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? ALL I HEARD WAS SOMEONE YELL
ANTOINE!
ANTOINE! HERE COMES DOMINIQUE.
WE STARTED CATCH UP AND IT WAS
LIKE WAIT A MINUTE, YOU ARE NOT
THE SAME PERSON FROM HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> ME ABOUT HER.
>> I CAN TALK ABOUT HER AIL DAY.
SHE IS THE MOST LOVING AND
CARING PERSON I EVER CAME IN
CONTACT WITH.
CONTACT WITH. SHE CAN MEET YOU AND Y’ALL CAN
BE TOTAL STRANGERS AND SHE WILL
TREAT YOU LIKE Y’ALL HAVE KNOWN
EACH OTHER FOR YEARS.
I WOULDN’T SPEND MY LIFE WITH
ANYBODY BUT HER.
>> YOU SHOULDN’T SEEN HER IN
ALMOST A YEAR.
FACE TIME IS A BIG DEAL FOR YOU?
>> IT’S A BIG DEAL.
IT’S CHALLENGING, BUT OUR
SPIRITUALITY AND THE LOVE AND
UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE, IT MAKES
THINGS WORTH IT.
>> WHAT BETTER WAY TO SURPRISE
THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE THAN WITH
THE RING.
THE RING. >> NOW WE HAVE THE RING.
>> THIS IS THE RING.
>> OH, IT’S BEAUTIFUL!
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> DO HURR PARENTS KNOW?
>> THEY KNOW.
I WAS ABLE TO CALL THEM.
HER MOM WAS YES, YES SHE CAN.
YOU CAN MARRY HER.
YES.
YES. >> THE SURPRISE PROPOSAL WAS IN
FULL SWING WITH DOMINIQUE
JOINING A GROUP OF VETERANS AT
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM DURING THE
U.S. OPEN.
U.S. OPEN. >> SHE THINKS SHE IS GETTING
READY TO VIEW A VIDEO I MADE FOR
THE VETERANS AND FOR THE TEAM IN
ARE ATTENDING THE U.S. OPEN.
>> THE ANSWER WILL BE YES.
>> SHE GOING TO SAY YES.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE AN AMBULANCE
ON STAND BY BECAUSE SHE MIGHT
PASS OUT.
PASS OUT. >> IT WAS TIME FOR GAME, GET,
MATCH.
MATCH. >> I’M SENIOR ANTOINE SNIPES
FROM THE EIGHTH FIGHTER SWING.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
TO --
TO -- >> HOW DID YOU GET HERE?
OH, MY GOD!
>> SO I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
THIS MOMENT FOR A LONG TIME AND
I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WOULD
SAY.
SAY. WHAT I WOULD DO A POEM OR WRITE
SOMETHING CHEESY TO SAY.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST
SAY SOMETHING FROM THE HISTORY.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU, THERE IS
A LOT OF WORDS THAT COME TO MY
MIND.
MIND. BEAUTIFUL, PASSIONATE, CARING,
LOFG, SWEET, SPIRITUAL.
PRAYER WARRIOR.
PRAYER WARRIOR. WOMAN OF GOD.
A BIG WORD THAT STICKS OUT TO ME
THE MOST IS FOREVER.
SO I WAS WONDERING, WOULD YOU DO
ME THE HONOR OF SPENDING FOREVER
WITH ME?
WITH ME? WILL YOU MARRY ME?
>> YES!
>> YES! OH, MY GOSH!
OH, MY GOSH!
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
>> A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
HOMECOMING THAT ANTOINE COULD
ALSO SHARE WITH HIS MOTHER.
>> WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
>> WHO WAS JUST AS SURPRISED AS
HIS NEW FIANCE.
>> IF YOU LOOK AROUND, EVERYBODY
IS IN TEARS RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW YOU’RE
FEELING?
FEELING? >> I’M JUST BLESSED.
JUST BLESSED.
JUST BLESSED. AMAZED.
AMAZED. THIS IS MAGICAL.
>> I HEARD ALL ABOUT YOU, TELL
ME ABOUT YOUR FIANCE.
WHAT IS HE LIKE?
>> HE’S AMAZING.
HE’S SO HILARIOUS AND SO AM I.
SO ALL WE DO IS HAVE FUN BACK
AND FORTH.
AND FORTH. HE’S THE BEST BOYFRIEND EVER.
NOW FIANCE.
NOW FIANCE. HE’S THE BEST FIANCE EVER.
>> WE’RE GOING TO GET MARRIED.
GOING TO GET MARRIED.
>> A LOVE MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. >> WE WISH THEM SUCH HAPPINESS.
>> ANTOINE AND DOMINIQUE IS
HOPING TO HAVE THEIR WEDDING