Vietnam veteran Roberto Gonzales may not have much time left, so he chose to spend some of his precious final moments with two of his beloved friends: His horses, Ringo and Sugar. <br /> <br />The three shared an emotional reunion outside a Texas VA hospital over the weekend. Despite his paralysis, Gonzales has made a living out of his passion for horses and is one of the only registered horse trainers in Texas who is disabled, his wife said. <br /> <br />"Horses are his life," Rosario Gonzales told CNN affiliate KABB. "We've been training and raising horses for 30, 40 years." <br /> <br />Gonzales was shot and paralyzed while fighting in Vietnam. On a recent visit to a hospital for a back wound, Gonzalez found out he had also developed liver issues and that his kidneys were starting to shut down. <br /> <br />So, his dying wish was to say goodbye to the ones he loved. <br /> <br />Whether by coincidence or fate, Gonzales's final meeting with his two horses took place May 21 -- the same date his life changed forever in Vietnam some 46 years ago. <br /> <br />Gonzales was wheeled out into the fresh air. Friends and family held his hands and stroked his hair as Sugar and Ringo were led to his bedside. <br /> <br />"When the horses came up to him, he actually opened his eyes," Rosario Gonzales said. "They came up to him and I think they were actually kissing him."
