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Vietnam veteran uses military training to save friend's life

Vietnam veteran uses military training to save friend's life
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Vietnam veteran uses military training to save friend's life
A Vietnam veteran found himself in the right place, at the right time to help his friend suffering a medical emergency.Paul Morgan was outside a Walmart in Rockcastle County, Kentucky when he ran into his longtime friend, Larry. While the two were talking, Paul noticed something was wrong. "He just turned and looked at me and his eyes lit up,” he told WKYT. “He just fell like a tree and hit that concrete. I thought he was dead, I'll be honest with you. He just started turning blue in the face and I just said 'Lord, don't let him die.’”Paul immediately began to give his friend CPR. By the time the ambulance arrived, Larry was breathing once again. "When they loading him he looked at me and he said 'I'll see ya Paul!' and I knew then he was gonna be alright,” he recalled. Paul learned CPR during his two years in the military. He told the outlet it’s been 60 years since he was first trained, but when he saw Larry in trouble, it all came back to him. "You don't forget it. It's just like learning to drive or ride a bicycle,” he said.

A Vietnam veteran found himself in the right place, at the right time to help his friend suffering a medical emergency.

Paul Morgan was outside a Walmart in Rockcastle County, Kentucky when he ran into his longtime friend, Larry. While the two were talking, Paul noticed something was wrong.

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"He just turned and looked at me and his eyes lit up,” he told WKYT. “He just fell like a tree and hit that concrete. I thought he was dead, I'll be honest with you. He just started turning blue in the face and I just said 'Lord, don't let him die.’”

Paul immediately began to give his friend CPR. By the time the ambulance arrived, Larry was breathing once again.

"When they [were] loading him he looked at me and he said 'I'll see ya Paul!' and I knew then he was gonna be alright,” he recalled.

Paul learned CPR during his two years in the military. He told the outlet it’s been 60 years since he was first trained, but when he saw Larry in trouble, it all came back to him.

"You don't forget it. It's just like learning to drive or ride a bicycle,” he said.