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Ron Kovic

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Anti-war activist

United StatesWritersBorn 1946 · age 80
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Ronald Lawrence Kovic is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War.

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Kovic (left) leading other disabled veterans after ending their 17-day hunger strike, March 1974Kovic (left) leading other disabled veterans after ending their 17-day hunger strike, March 1974Kovic at the 62nd Academy Awards, March 26, 1990Kovic at the 62nd Academy Awards, March 26, 1990

Awards 2

Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart

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David HermanAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Lucinda JenneyAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Mark MosesAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Sean StoneAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Ed LauterAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)Reg E. CatheyAlso in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

About this person

Ronald Lawrence Kovic is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His best selling 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the 1989 film of the same name which starred Tom Cruise as Kovic and was co-written by Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80
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22 languages

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