Ron Kovic
Activist
Notable Achievement
Born on the Fourth of July Vietnam veteran
Biography
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 film of the same name which starred Tom Cruise as Kovic and was co-written by Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone.
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Birthday Date
Ron Kovic was born on July 4