Vietnam Veteran finally heals 42 year old wounds of war

Vietnam Veteran finally heals 42 year old wounds of war
9 News Colorado
written by Dave Delozier
August 11, 2013

NORTHGLENN - Looking at old photos taken 45 years ago brings back memories for Lou Nonay. It reminds him of the 19-year-old U.S. marine who left his home in Denver to fight in the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. It also reminds him of a day that changed his life: Feb. 6, 1968.

Nonay and his Marine unit were ambushed by the Vietcong. Pinned down in a rice patty, Nonay heard calls for help from a wounded marine who was caught out in the open.

"I could hear him yelling and so the natural thing to do was go out there and help him," Nonay said.

While taking fire from the enemy, Nonay and another marine were able to reach the wounded man and get him back to the rice patty. They saved the life of that wounded marine, but the act of valor nearly cost Nonay his life.

"Just as I helped the other fellow put him down is when I was shot and I knew immediately what had happened to me. I went down flat on my back. I knew that my spine had been shot," Nonay said.
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