By Louise Boyle PUBLISHED: 13:51 EST, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 20:07 EST, 4 December 2013 A military couple whose engagement ring was secretly bought by actor Paul Walker came forward today after finally having their suspicions confirmed that the star was behind the act of amazing generosity. Soldier Kyle Upham and his new wife Kristen were in a Santa Barbara jewellery store in 2004 looking for a diamond ring shortly before he was sent on his second deployment back to Iraq. The couple quickly realized that the other shopper in the store was Fast And The Furious star Walker and struck up a conversation. Kyle revealed to the actor that he had just come back from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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The actor was in a Santa Barbara jewellery store in 2004 when he carried out the random act of generosity
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A store employee revealed the story after Walker's tragic death in a fiery car crash on Saturday at the age of 40
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