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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 · Ron Kovic is a Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist who wrote the autobiography 'Born on the Fourth of July,' which inspired an Oscar-winning film. He was paralyzed in the war and became a vocal critic of the government and the treatment of veterans.
Ron Kovic is a Vietnam War veteran, activist, and author who became a leading figure in the antiwar movement in the 1970s. After his service in Vietnam, during which he was wounded and became paralyzed, Kovic wrote the best-selling memoir Born on the Fourth of July (1976), which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film by Oliver Stone in ...
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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
Mar 28, 2024 · Ron Kovic was a Marine who volunteered for two tours in Vietnam and was paralyzed by a bullet wound. He became a prominent critic of the war and the government's treatment of veterans, and wrote a memoir and a film based on his experience.
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1 day ago · Akashic Books recently published Kovic’s third book in his autobiographical trilogy— “ A Dangerous Country: An American Elegy .”. In this book, Kovic explores his realization of empathy for the enemies he had been trained to hate and how it was the first step in the development of his anti-war position. “In the intensive care ward in ...
Ron Kovic is a Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist who was paralyzed by a gunshot wound and became a symbol of peace and forgiveness. Learn about his life, his book Born on the Fourth of July, and his activism for veterans' rights and non-violence.
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