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Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the film of the same name which starred actor Tom Cruise as Kovic, and was co-written by Kovic and directed by ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic wrote the autobiography 'Born on the Fourth of July,' the basis of the Oliver Stone film starring Tom Cruise. Updated: Jun 24, 2021. Photo:...
Ron Kovic (born July 4, 1946, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a Vietnam War veteran, activist, and author who became a leading antiwar figure in the 1970s. Kovic had been wounded and paralyzed during his service in the war.
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Mar 28, 2024 · Published March 28, 2024. Updated March 29, 2024. Ron Kovic's biography about his service in Vietnam and his anti-war activism inspired the Tom Cruise film Born on the Fourth of July.
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Born on the Fourth of July, published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan 's patriotic 1904 song, "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (also known as "Yankee Doodle Dandy").
In a world where films regularly glamorize war, Ron Kovic symbolizes a different kind of war hero: a hero of truth, forgiveness, and peace. Ron says about his experience after the war, “I became a messenger, a living symbol, an example, a man who learned that love and forgiveness are more powerful than hatred, who has learned to embrace all ...
Sep 2, 2017 · American Military History. A Bullet in Vietnam Left Ron Kovic a Paraplegic — and a Peace Activist. Marine veteran Ron Kovic, who was paralyzed during the Vietnam War, wrote 'Born on the...
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