Zoomie
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 Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:01 am Post subject: Ron Kovic |
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As a VVAW member, I have no respect for him aside for his service. Nevertheless, I'm curious to know what others think about Ron Kovic, the antiwar protestor portrayed in "Born on the 4th of July"...
| Quote: | Sgt. Ron Kovic
Enemy's Bullet Left Patriotic Marine A Paraplegic -- And An Activist For Peace
By Bethanne Kelly Patrick
Military.com Columnist
In his book "Born on the Fourth of July," Ron Kovic relates advice he received from a priest at the military hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam. "Your fight is just beginning," the priest told him. "Sometimes no one will want to hear what you're going through. You are going to have to learn to carry a great burden, and most of your learning will be done alone." Kovic, a patriotic young Marine from Massapequa, Long Island, had just been paralyzed from the chest down by a Viet Cong bullet.
His physical paralysis precipitated a political journey for Kovic, from fervent anti-communist soldier to impassioned anti-war veteran. Of his recovery, Kovic told Newsweek in 1983: "It was a terrible period of time. It was an impossible period of time. It was a hellish period of time. Sometimes I'm amazed I made it." |
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=ML_kovic_bkp
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