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As we stood in the red room waiting for our scores, the operation was put in motion. Earlier I’d given the ring to the show’s production assistant, Tracy. She discreetly handed the ring to Sharna behind her back. I was waiting for my signal. Sharna hit me on the back with the ring in her hand and I reached back and grabbed it. I turned to Jamie.
“You’ve been so supportive,” I said, “I love you so much, Jamie, and there’s no better place I’d rather do this than right here.”
And I went down to one knee and asked her to marry me. She said yes and hugged me. Erin Andrews, who had no idea, said, “Oh my gosh! Jamie, did you say yes?” Jamie replied, “Oh, heck yes!”
Everyone in the room was crying and cheering. It was amazing. After the cameras stopped rolling to cut to commercial, Erin pretty much collapsed into a chair and said, “Oh my God, Noah, you could have told me! I almost cried on national television.
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Noah Galloway (Living with No Excuses: The Remarkable Rebirth of an American Soldier)