Ron Kovic on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/30/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-28T09:12:01+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Stopping the War Machine: Military Recruiters Must Be Confronted http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080526_ron_kovic_on_berkeley_recruitment_resistance/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080526_ron_kovic_on_berkeley_recruitment_resistance/ berkeley, civil disobedience, democratic convention, iraq veterans against the war, memorial day, military, ptsd, recruitment, ron kovic, veteran, veterans hospital, vietnam, Kovic protest

As a former United States Marine Corps sergeant who was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam on Jan. 20, 1968, I am sending my complete support and admiration to all those now involved in the courageous struggle to stop military recruitment in Berkeley and across the country.

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The author of “Born on the Fourth of July” recounts his personal journey from a gung-ho U.S. Marine in Vietnam to an outspoken critic of that war, and how that transformation paved the way for his current activism against America’s campaign in Iraq.

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]]> 2006-10-11T04:34:00+00:00 The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/forgotten_wounded_20060117/ http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/forgotten_wounded_20060117/ amputee, casualties, paralyzed, wounded, iraq The Wounded of Iraq

Ron Kovic, veteran of the Vietnam War and author of the reissued classic “Born on the Fourth of July,” writes a compelling and empathetic piece on his personal experiences and concerns for a new generation of veterans returning from war.

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