Valentine's Day surprise for young veteran couple joyfully delivered by Muggsy Bogues and Veterans United

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NBA legend Muggsy Bogues sank a basket during a break in a Charlotte Hornets game last week, sealing the deal to pay off the mortgage of a U.S. veteran and his new wife, just ahead of Valetine's Day.

It was a setup – Forrest Severson had already won – but he didn't know it at the time.

Veterans United, the nation’s largest mortgage lender for veterans, began a campaign called #ThanksToVeterans on Veterans Day in 2021. From around the country, nearly a dozen members of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps received fully paid homes.

Severson and wife Sarah Arnold were the recipients of the 11th home this past Wednesday night at the Hornets game, when the campaign paid off their mortgage.

Forrest Severson and wife Sarah Arnold kiss at the beach. (Forrest Severson)

Severson joined the military in the fall of 2018, but both he and his wife came from families who served this country. Arnold’s father was active duty in the Air Force and Severson’s father was in special forces.

"We were used to moving around to a new base every couple of years," Arnold told Fox News Digital.

But it was at the U.S. base in Germany where Severson and Arnold first met.

"We actually met at the base's high school when we were 14 years old, and we were lab partners in biology together." Arnold said. "I was always flirty with him."

But it took them a little time to warm up to one another.

"We both had crushes on each other, but we were both too shy to make a move" Severson said. 

Forrest Severson and Sarah Arnold take a selfie together. (Forrest Severson)

After their encounter, their families moved to the next base, but they remained friends on Facebook and kept up with each