Veteran saves friends life after he collapses outside Walmart [Video]

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/Gray News) – A Kentucky veteran was in the right place at the right time, able to save a friend’s life during a trip to Walmart.

Paul Morgan holds a number of titles: father, “Papaw,” former mechanic – and to his longtime friend, Larry, he’s now a lifesaver. Morgan was just outside Walmart in Rockcastle County when he saw his friend, and they began catching up, WKYT reports.

But soon after, Larry hit the ground.

“We were talking and going on. He turned and looked at me, and his eyes lit up. 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, and I thought, ‘Lord, don’t let him die,’” Morgan said.

Morgan spent two years in the military, where he learned CPR, so he jumped into action to help his friend before the ambulance even arrived. After receiving CPR, Larry …