Ron Kovic

5 Films To Watch That Celebrate Real War Heroes

Posted 05.28.2012

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If you're trying to beat the heat this Memorial Day, there are ways to honor our troops away from the noisy parades and crowded events. Commemorate th...

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Brothers Under the Bridge: Springsteen and Vietnam

Craig Werner | Posted 05.29.2012

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Craig Werner

"Support the troops" has, unforgivably, become a cliché, empty words echoing in a historical vacuum. Bruce Springsteen gives us an idea of what it means to make it real.

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ReThink Review: Born On the Fourth of July -- Patriotism Redefined

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Kim

What Republicans can't understand is that being critical of your mother or your country doesn't for a second mean that you love them any less.

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A Letter to the President

Ron Kovic | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Kovic

Many of us who served in Vietnam promised ourselves long ago that we would never again allow what happened to us in that war to ever happen again. We have an obligation to protest. To speak out.

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Annie Leibovitz: Still One of the Greatest Artists Ever

George Alexander | Posted 11.17.2011

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George Alexander

Annie Leibovitz and the description "struggling artist" can't even be mentioned in the same hemisphere. So I thought.

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Ron Kovic and Tomas Young

Ellen Spiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ellen Spiro

After the credits, Kovic wheeled to the front of the theatre and gave a spontaneous speech. It was one of those documentary moments that live forever.

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