Ron kovic mini biography princess

  • Alan Johnston talks to the former US Marine and peace activist Ron Kovic about two moments that changed his life forever.
  • In 1989, a movie came out, Born on the Fourth of July.
  • Ronald Lawrence Kovic was born 4th July 1946, to Eli Kovic and Patricia Lamb.

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    ‘We thank you for and honor your service. We mean it’

    By Father Charlie Donahue, CSP

    In 1989, a movie came out, Born on the Fourth of July. It starred Tom Cruise and is the biography of a man named Ronald Kovic. He is an injured and paralyzed veteran of the Vietnam War.

    Returning home and encountering the Veterans Administration bureaucracy and to people on both sides of the political divide who don’t understand what he went through, Ron Kovic becomes an impassioned critic of the war and advokat for veterans.

    The movie is set in the early 1970s in the town of Massapequa, N.Y., my hometown. Many of the memorable characters—his high school wrestling coach and others—are folks that I remembered.

    One of the more intense scenes is at Massapequa’s July 4 parade. It was jarring to watch for the first time as I probably marched in that parade as an 8-, 9-, or 10-year-old Boy Scout. It was patriotic, fun, and celebratory for me and my friends. But as the movie recounted, not for

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    Ron Kovic Biography, Life, Interesting Facts

    Childhood and Education

    Ronald Lawrence Kovic was born 4th July 1946, to Eli Kovic and Patricia Lamb. He was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, in the United States. Kovic had five siblings, and both his parents were members of the U.S. military. After the war, the family moved to Levittown in New York, where Kovic grew up.




    Career

    When Ron Kovic finished high school in 1964, he joined the United States Marine Corps. He did 12 weeks of intensive training at the recruitment facility in South Carolina and was given the rank of Private First Class. He then went to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for his advanced combat training. After spending Christmas at home, he was assigned to the Barracks at Norfolk, Virginia. He did further training in radio and communications, learning Morse code as well.

    Kovic volunteered to serve in Vietnam, and in December 1965 arrived at his post in South Vietnam. He was assigned to H&S Company, 3

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