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Ron Kovic, ContributorRon Kovic served two tours of duty as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. In combat on Jan. 20, 1968, he suffered a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down. He became one of the best-known peace activists among the veterans of the war. Kovic was born in Ladysmith, Wis., and grew up in Massapequa, N.Y. Kovic is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq. Truthdig Columns200805/28 Stopping the War Machine: Military Recruiters Must Be Confronted 200610/17 Ron Kovic’s ‘The Recruiters’ 10/10 Ron Kovic: Breaking the Silence of the Night Contact.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Publications
A Fictional History of the United States (with Huge Chunks Missing)By T Cooper and Adam Mansbach “Around the World in Eight Days” by Ron Kovic “Born on the Fourth of July” by Ron Kovic
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