Ron Kovic / TruthdigAug 6, 2016
This impassioned, timely memoir about the American Veterans Movement picks up where author Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July" left off. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 6, 2016
The week that included the country's birthday brought to Truthdig's comment boards a host of history lessons and discussions that ranged far beyond the material taught in schools. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2016
Independence Day is the birthday of the author and anti-war activist, who is also a friend and contributor to Truthdig. Today, we look back on our week with Kovic and the kind words he had for his friend Bruce Springsteen in 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2016
"What are you going to do, send troops to Syria? What’s going to be the result of that?" asks the Vietnam War veteran and activist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 29, 2016
In his new book, Kovic offers a deeply moving account of the struggle of Vietnam veterans to hold politicians accountable to the maimed warriors they sent into harm’s way and then abandoned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer speaks with the Vietnam veteran, author and peace activist about what has changed and what hasn’t since his time in combat. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Ron Kovic / TruthdigMay 24, 2015
This Veterans Day weekend, Truthdig republishes one of Vietnam vet Ron Kovic's reflections on the awful truth about war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2015
The "Born on the Fourth of July" author, being interviewed by Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer at the veterans hospital in Long Beach, Calif., notes that any TV pundit who calls for war is "not the one who's going to get hit by a bullet." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ron Kovic / TruthdigJan 20, 2013
There is nothing in the lives of human beings more brutal and terrifying than war, and nothing more important than for those of us who have experienced it to share its awful truth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 20, 2012
"Why it is so hard to tell the truth today?" I asked Vietnam veteran and anti-war hero Ron Kovic one summer night over drinks in midtown Manhattan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 10, 2011
On Oct. 1, Vietnam veteran, author and activist Ron Kovic gave a throng of Occupy L.A. protesters gathered near Los Angeles' City Hall an enthused boost with this speech, in which he invokes the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and serves notice to President Obama by co-opting the president's campaign slogan … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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