Ron Kovic (Born On The Fourth Of July) INTERVIEW 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

[@black1582]

Born on the Fourth of July is the best war movie that’s ever been made. It distills Smedly Butler’s “War is a Racket,” into a movie, and drives home the fact that modern war is nothing, to modern people. They stand to gain nothing and lose everything, so companies can make more money that they don’t need. Thank you Ron, for writing the book, thank you Oliver for making the movie.

[@goldgrams2524]

Yea its deep. I like how it shows the poltics behind it. America love it it leave it. You can still love America and not support the war mongering. Its alot like today and just shows how the cycle repeats

[@IsaacRainford21]

Lol fuck no your high

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

I would say Platoon is better for the Infantry life, But Born is amazing for the life after war

[@barelyillegal79]

Agreed. Seeing B4J before going to war helped remind me to keep my head down.I would imagine Kovic's story has had similar effects on others.

[@bartwreck]

Except it stars Tom Cruise... otherwise a great movie

[@star2be83]

Tom Cruise was phenomenal in the movie

[@fredwerza3478]

Deserved the Oscar!

[@DMalltheway]

@@fredwerza3478Daniel Day Lewis better

[@annalisavajda252]

Toms birthday is actually the third of July. Today.

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

Yes, he was 🇺🇲🪖💜

[@solobano570]

Wow so honest! It’s rare today. Amazing person. Bravo!

[@cloudreaver]

As a Vietnamese, I’m not even mad at the Americans. Humans will be humans. I’m just glad that Americans have embraced their compassion, understanding, acceptance, and forgiveness - the better angels of their nature.

[@deadman983]

America is still the same, there’s no compassion here by the government. America is still making war movies idolizing war to appeal the young. The military commercials are still showing how brave and honorable you can be to entice young men and women to join. Nothing has changed, and it’s all a big cycle. After one war there comes another, and the only people winning are the ones profiting from wars, while the soldiers loose everything.

[@zulfhashimmi2040]

You have a big heart my friend, most American boys who served were good men just in a bad situation

[@billjoe39]

I bet that attitude has changed the last 12 months

[@borisyelp5195]

We're you mad at what happened at my ly?

[@andrewjackson6763]

@@zulfhashimmi2040 Corny comment

[@marcEmarc82]

Every person should read and watch BORN on The 4th of July before to make the decision to enlist... No discouraging them to enlist, just important that they truly understand one of the worst case scenarios before they make that commitment. Ron is truly a hero , and his book is a masterpiece

[@lukethornberry2002]

Im 100% disabled veteran and I look to ron for strength and Jesus.

[@thehound5197]

You're 100% disabled and you're making comments on KZbin?

[@ReturnOfJackDawson]

God bless you

[@TheAcquibajo]

God bless you and thank you for your service in this horrific war.

[@tanner3285]

Thank you for your sacrifice Luke. I am happy and grateful that you are alive. You're a great person.

[@chrisnyland9639]

Thank you for your service!

[@SweetSpringFarmer1222]

Ron Kovic - and so many many others - have warned young people about the folly of most wars, but still the drums beat and the feet march...

[@zootsoot2006]

Yeah, real war is not like the movies. That seems to be his biggest gripe. What happened to him and countless others was horrific, as it has been throughout the ages. What's the alternative? Let evil conquer all? And if evil means anything then it includes Communism.

[@dug8377]

@@zootsoot2006what evil are you talking of?. All you have to do to defeat communism is wait for the society to fall apart from it losing to human nature. The system makes evil villains to keep the war machine going and the money flowing to the right people. The world is full of twisted and dark leaders but only the profitable ones are targeted by the US - because it makes money.

[@tuber6382]

​@@zootsoot2006communism is no more even than capitalism

[@ryand141]

​@@zootsoot2006Why is Marxism evil exactly? What evil about sharing wealth?

[@zootsoot2006]

@@ryand141 Because it subjugates the individual to the collective, which inevitably ends up being the whims of a single, all-powerful individual. Everyone else is turned into a drone, incapable of explicit independent thinking. As such, it all collapses in the end. We are not ants, we are human beings, made in the image of God, which just means we are all the center of our own universes.

[@lars90a]

He is a real man and a real patriot. His storie is importent for all Young men.

[@fredwerza3478]

All these right wing assholes who wave Confederate flags and claim that they support the military should be forced to watch this movie --- they will realize how much they been brainwashed for war by right wing politicians

[@waynecummings5021]

Patriot? What's that? No politician is a patriot, they are business people.

[@TommysHouseOfMunch]

You are illiterate

[@estherduran3369]

A real life hero, his story moved me to tears

[@captainh3831]

The interviewer asks some really great questions here, and Ron is very articulate in his answers. A great interview.

[@tyslocksoftheweek1861]

Sounded more like the interviewer was getting off to the fact that he made the right decision to choose being afraid of the war and expressing great relief that he is not paralyzed like the man sitting across from him , possibly to justify his decision he still feels insecure about in his head and he’s also very passive aggressive, but sure

[@BigBobBlazer]

The interviewer first says that he’s relaxed and not like other shows. Then he proceeds to interrupt him or change the topic while he’s elaborating on things. He only wants to know about the drama, not his point of it all and what he learned from his experiences and what he believes.

[@AmberMcQuiston]

❤

[@anubhavjha854]

I really respect Ron...

[@jcbryant4200]

My childhood in the 80s sounds a lot like Ron's childhood in the 50s. Grew up playing with toy guns and playing "war" in the woods. I loved or maybe I can say I even idolized John Wayne war movies, Platoon, Hamburger Hill, etc. GI Joe was my favorite cartoon. I loved the military I saw (I still have the greatest respect and reverence for those who serve today). As a young kid I want to say that I saw the Vietnam war as any other war that we had fought in. We were the good guys and we went to fight the bad guys. As I've aged, gained more perspective, learned about history and the real truth and had kids of my own, obviously my perspectives have changed greatly. If I had to summarize it in a single sentence, I'd say that the Vietnam war was an absolute tragedy created in large part by a completely inept, corrupt and uncaring political establishment. I know Ron will probably never see my comment, but I do hope that he knows that his actions after the war and him sharing his story have made an impact.

[@marcclement7396]

You got it. God bless the USA.

[@charleswest6372]

Politicians don't give a crap about citizens or soldiers. So I don't trust them and won't follow the fools.

[@Nate_Burre]

Was born in 1977, so completely understand

[@hippydippy]

Ron is a "True" Patriot. Bless you Sir & thanks for your your service & sacrifices.

[@That90sShow]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dudemcmann6936]

I saw Born on the Fourth of July when I was 13. I went into it like a lot of dumb teenage boys expecting it to be another 80s action flick. It was anything but. It changed my life and forever sensitized me to violence and war and the life-long effects it can have on people who suffered through it and survived to tell about the horrors they witnessed.

[@lisalovelace6784]

Ron Kovic, strong, hero great movie, I need to read his book. He tells it like it is.

[@GaelDT]

Great testimony. Another soul forever scarred by the atrocities of Vietnam. I wonder what happened to him after this interview...

[@leivabernie]

He continues his eternal struggle for an end to these idiotic and illegal wars. Constantly visits our wounded veterans from the new conflicts. This man lives in a world that never deserved him, but we are lucky enough to have him.

[@logicalatheist1065]

he's still alive and rolling.

[@yolakin8210]

Thank you Ron for telling your story.

[@Twin_peaks93]

Still being conditioned today... thank you for this, great interview. Important.

[@buyerofsorts]

This video clip should have about 100 million views.

[@RandyR]

Bless him. Had the honor of meeting Him and marching with him . True Hero in my book! Stands up for what is right ✌️✊

[@RandyR]

@Anneliese Keir Was paralyzed in 68. Can't feel anything below his waist. Lives in Venice CA

[@lynnarthur-stillalive2025]

I marched with Ron in Los Angeles in 1970. President Regan had invited the president of South Vietnam to LA for a conference at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. I was 14 and raised by parents who were activists, and encouraged to participate in the protest. Ron wasn't well known at that time, but appeared to be a contemplative and passionate guy. He wasn't very vocal, and only stood by to observe when the violence began as several protesters started throwing Molotov cocktails. I met him only once more at another demonstration. I was young but I got a strong intuition about his character at first glance. I also recall how handsome he was, and the ladies loved him! 😉

[@epa901]

@@RandyR Ron was raised as a Christian boy, but does he still believe in God?

[@JLOCC23424]

@@epa901 He was raised catholic

[@epa901]

@@JLOCC23424 The Catholic church is just a branch of Christianity. They are Christians...

[@nathansmith22]

The worst thing about going to war and being in combat was realizing all the horrible things you did and friends you lost were all done because of lies. I fought in Iraq and have so many regrets for what we did to those people while we were there. We left their country in shambles for what? All the lasting scars all my buddies and myself deal with to this day and the family members lives that have been effected by this. We should be very careful about the wars we support and get ourselves into. There are lasting consequences that echo on long after it's over.

[@lisaturtle13]

Beautiful, honest comment. I watched the movie again today and had these thoughts. Very powerful and painful to read what you wrote. Thank you.

[@Provemewrongwithfacts]

Strong, moving stuff. Just like the movie.

[@PeterM8888]

I’m reading it right now, with one chapter to go. I can’t believe it took me this long to read it after first watching the movie in ‘93. During reading I felt what Ron is feeling in all his pain. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read and even better after watching the movie.

[@lisadalessandro3396]

wish bill would shut up and let Ron Talk geez.

[@dirkbogarde44]

You can always watch modern interviews....they're as bland as you get.

[@TommyC503]

Thank you - ageee

[@thiagomacedo694]

Kept interrupting my man

[@TheAcquibajo]

No kidding!!! Geez he wanted to be the subject of the interview. Ass

[@springboard1994]

Exactly! I keep seeing comments saying that the interviewer is brilliant. I don't see it.

[@rekunta]

Ron Kovic, American hero. 🇺🇸

[@tinastanley4444]

American Hero 💯💪 🇺🇸

[@That90sShow]

😂😂😂😂

[@alessandronarcisi67]

A servito il suo paese e sarà per tutta la vita sulla sedia a rotelle 😰

[@marbury2403]

If you know someone about to join, let them see and ponder this man's experience.

[@janiznick]

crazy I'm reading your comment today. Yesterday I was in line at a gas station and for whatever reason the man in front started talking about his 21 year old son just joined the Marines as if he was proud of him. I said well the way things are going with the war mongering pigs in control of our country chances are he will be going to the worst war we have ever seen soon. He didn't have a clue.✌

[@JLOCC23424]

@@janiznick Just shut the fuck up you fool,don't know a damn thing his son is a hero signing up to protect his country and others. So don't say you sad pathetic lowlife.

[@ryand141]

Gov prays on young men like Ron, the way he was talking before he signed up, the patriotism, heroism, romanticism and idealism. War is a rich man's racket. I respect Ron so much for telling it like it is.

[@TS-ew5sm]

Stop being pussies…serving is a great thing. Stop being a bunch of entitled bitches. Grow a pair

[@oftenwrongphong]

@@ryand141 One of the most heart breaking things I read this week on Reddit was a guy recently retired and who had done a few tours in Afghanistan. In a discussion about the incredible might of US logistics, he was praising our logistics being the reason we can project power all over the world within days. But at the end, it took an unexpected turn as he said that after all these years, he realized he'd spent 20 years watching all his friends die so the government contractors can sell stuff to our soldiers all over the world. What a crushing thought. And that's coming from a guy who lost half of his male family members because we fought on both sides of the Vietnam war.

[@Lexus2JZ]

This is why KZbin is so awesome! I never knew the movie was based on a true story, incredible!

[@dcxplant]

One of the most raw interviews on war in history. What a treasure to have this material available.

[@dk418]

Interviewer - "how did you feel about killing? you played with guns as a child as many of us, as I have..." Ron - "Well Bill, first person I killed was an American. And that didn't make me feel good at all" Ron - "Second group of people I killed was Vietnamese children, and that made me feel worse..."

[@fredwerza3478]

Man, that just hit so hard to hear that --- Ron faced the worst possible situation any soldier would have to face and he lives with that pain for the rest of his life

[@samaraisnt]

He kind of cut him off a lot and didn't let him speak on certain things.

[@springboard1994]

​@@samaraisntThis ⬆️

[@ryanpatrick6582]

@@fredwerza3478He was a Marine not a soldier

[@druha10304]

I just saw born on the Fourth of July again what a movie!

[@gemimercury3679]

Thank you Ron, Tom and Oliver. 🏆 🏆 🏆.

[@TiltBrook]

It’s one thing when Ron grabs Charlie and pours his heart out at the end…But it’s when Charlie instantly does a 180° turn, and cries, that this scene’s power and impact is so freaking deep (and sadly beautiful) that it’s off the charts…bravo!!!

[@samuelmaurice3858]

Tom Cruise was the perfect actor to portray Ron Kovic

[@fredwerza3478]

Tom got robbed by the Academy for this epic role

[@DMalltheway]

@@fredwerza3478Daniel Day Lewis earned it, absolutely nailed the role in My Left Foot, clearly you didn’t see it.

[@pamm8608]

​@@fredwerza3478I think he got a golden globe at least.

[@DrQuagmire1]

@@fredwerza3478 indeed!!! as a human being, he sucks, BUT...... as an actor in a dramatic role, he's phenomenal!!! Sure he's great in the "Mission Impossible" movies, but "Born on the Fourth of July" is clearly the best movie in his career. And yeah, he definitely got robbed by the Academy Awards that year.

[@PeteCure]

Ron is a hero of mine. I fulfilled one of my dreams to visit Massapequa last June while visiting New York from England, very emotional.

[@bored8715]

This man is an absolute American Legend/Hero. He is the real Captain America. Everything he went through smh.

[@gladiator8404]

Ron Kovic is a hero for veterans rights, anti war movement and a true American.

[@AkS143joyful]

He explains this so beautifully

[@RaiderX948]

In 1989 I had just graduated high school, wrestler from Long Island, joined the Marine Corps, graduated Boot Camp the day this movie was released, Jan. 5, 1990. While I watched this movie it dawned on me that what happened to Ron could happen to me, later that year I was in the Gulf War but came home in one piece. Many years later I met the producer of this movie, Don Lee Jr, told him the movie may have saved my life. God Bless Ron Kovic.

[@waysaund]

Very interesting parallels. How did the movie save your life? Were you more careful during the (lopsided) Gulf War?

[@PeterKanfer]

God bless you RK. I feel your pain everyday.....my pain happens everyday every hour....

[@xpat73]

The interviewer needs to stop talking over him.

[@stebul7996]

Totally agree!!

[@ronmckinney4133]

Semper Fi. Brother

[@ImportanceOfWhatever]

He said he wanted to be a hero and he IS a hero!

[@charliemunk2947]

Wow, I never knew Ron,went back a second time. I don't agree with Mr. Kovich on everything he says. But he is a real brave man, truly an American hero in my book. The strength to go on after such a tragic injury.. cant even imagine what he has experienced.

[@CrocusSeal]

I'm 33....two years older than Ron is here. I still feel like a teenager some days. His experiences must have made him years older in soul and in spirit.

[@HallidayLane.]

Perfectly STATED, same here friend!

[@richardschueler4]

wow, I didn't think about that before. well said.

[@dacrib5350]

Same. Sometimes I feel like my life was so easy and living the same constant days over and over again have kept me from feeling older than I should.

[@ishtlutz1261]

He was so handsome! 😍

[@AaronB99999]

Brilliant, thanks for putting this up.

[@kevinfarrell523]

Thank you Mr Kovic

[@algoquedecir00]

This man makes me ufff... Thank you, Ron.

[@Nmax]

fantastic interview. Saw the movie.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

prayers and love to this Man...the movie i hoped gave Mr Kovic some satisfaction. Tom did a great job. it is horrible what they did to you. with respect to you best Stephen

[@diyaryhawez4552]

I just saw the movie and I am so much moved by Ron and his story. TOm Cruise on the other hand nailed it and he should have won the Oscar. America never quit putting their nose in other people`s busniess!!!!

[@asanta2023]

Ron Kovic 🤍

[@sixdemonbag1914]

Just bad timing as Daniel Day Lewis won that year for my left foot. Any other year and Tom is getting that Oscar.

[@darrylswrinkledmarineshoes752]

He is magnificent

[@asanta2023]

He and all Vietnam Vets.

[@rangerwhite5165]

Brilliant interviewer. Cruise should have won an Oscar for the film.

[@butteheadbuttrack4728]

He had lovely blue eyes, he was a courageous hero, but he found his purpose in improving quality of life , through his activism, and he was a true inspiration.

[@johngosnell5667]

hey Ron. I took a man's life when I was younger. great film Ron. i carry my guilt like purgatory

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

He went there and served man. I feel bad for him . This is worse in a way than death

[@TsurenaiYoru]

Anyone else here from knowing his nephew, Adam Kovic from Funhaus?

[@dethfilmsinc5047]

This guy is a true American hero.

[@Diego-lt4wm]

Stalingrad (1993) and born on 4th of July are the movies every 16 year old must watch to know that joining in an army is a terrible mistake

[@Brotherken1234]

Terrible mistake

[@HandyDandy6]

​@Brotherken1234 Driving the Nazis out of your homeland is the most honorable thing you could do imo. These are people who rape and kill across the land, fighting them is a good thing

[@IgnacioSoler-if4io]

Si no fuera por el ejército, los nazis dominarían el mundo, por ejemplo, o cualquier dictador. Él sirvió 1 año y volvió bien, muchos murieron. Mucha gente vive en silla de ruedas y no pasa nada. Tampoco entiendo por qué en la película parece más frustrado por no poder tener sexo que por no andar. Se puede vivir en silla de ruedas y no por eso ser un muerto en vida

[@benfernkay8974]

This man deserves anything the government can give him, a star on walk of fame in hollywood , besides his war medals etc,, true patriotism which is not seen any more... not to discount the countless of others who actually have paid the ultimate price in life. Tom cruise was a bad ass portraying this man...

[@methylene5]

Will Ferrell was so young back then when he still did interviews.

[@cameronpickard7456]

what a great man so much integrity

[@harrycambridge1988]

Incredibly powerful

[@Chevelle602]

I feel the same way about my war, Iraq. We were all prepped by GI JOES, video games, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, our WWII grandfathers, 9/11.

[@LivingGoodAlaska]

@@Chevelle602 Same here, now I’m probably as anti war as anyone.

[@susiehernandez6652]

What was the Iraq War about?

[@Chevelle602]

@@susiehernandez6652 I don't even know

[@paulmercuri8108]

Cancel culture tried to cancel him and stood tall inspiring man

[@Tusc9969]

Cancel culture tried to cancel him AND Nixon Republicans tried to label him a traitor and a radical commie. Let's tell the whole story.

[@paulmercuri8108]

@@Tusc9969 yes no doubt about it

[@OperatorBayArea77788]

Crazy and democratic (demoNcratc) party support that crazy Cancel culture.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

no such thing as cancel culture back then. Maybe silencing. But not the shit you have now

[@CajunRulez]

Mr. Kovic has earned the right to have any opinion about the war, or America, that he wants. He also earned the right to share and express it. I'll never understand the trauma he's experienced. He's a patriot, and a courageous hero. With that said, even though I was NOT there, I don't agree that the Vietnam War can just be simply summed up as a crime against humanity. My Father was there, and he's got a totally different take on it, but nobody ever wants to hear that opinion. There was a clear mission in the beginning. No one talks about the horrific crimes against humanity committed by the Communists, but that's what we were trying to stop, just like in Korea. Yes, our soldiers were put in an impossible situation, and some horrible things happened, but that wasn't the purpose.The real criminal was the US government managing a ridiculous strategy from Washington, Mainly Johnson, but of course Hollywood made it seem like the whole thing was Nixon and the Republican's fault. Point is, it was horrible, yes, but for whatever horrors the US committed you can multiply that by 100 as compared to the horrors of the brutal Communists. If we were so scary and brutal why were Vietnamese wiling to fall to their death hanging off of helicopter skids just to get to America, or away from the Communists? We got a bad rap, and the soldiers were treated horribly. I have nothing but admiration and respect for Mr. Kovic and people like him, I just have a different take on America's role and purpose, and feel like, especially now when Socialism and Communism are romanticized, that the real monsters get a pass and somehow are seen as the victims.

[@iraqiimmigrant2908]

I agree. The root philosophy of communism is “dialectical materialism.” They believe there is no human soul, all is material. So people are nothing more than material, I.e. “workers”, to be disposed of when no longer useful. The true philosophy bubbled out of the Illuminati, and is a weapon of control because they promise a utopia but always need to control all money and material. It’s also why the Bolshevik’s were funded by Wall Street bankers (see Anthony Sutton’s book).

[@Coreyrob26]

You’re right. He’s earned the right to have an opinion, but you also have the right to have a different opinion, and I agree with yours.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

Why were the Vietnamese fleeing? Because you forced them to take sides then abandoned them. It's utter nonsense that the war was for a good reason. I can give you some book recommendations if you want.

[@Perhapsawiseman]

@@reallymakesyouthinkI’d love some book recommendations! I’m listening to The Best and Brightest and I’m going to listen to Ken Burns book on Vietnam soon!

[@reallymakesyouthink]

@@Perhapsawiseman best and brightest is excellent in showing the problems from a US political perspective. The Pentagon Papers is good in terms of detail but isn't an easy read. One of my favourites is: The Road to Vietnam America, France, Britain, and the First Vietnam War P a b l o d e O r e l l a n a I think people look just at US involvement in the LBJ years but go back to post WW2 after Vietnam kicked out the Japanese and France want to take back over. That's where this all starts really, the US stuck between Vietnam independence but wanting to have France as an ally for the cold war.

[@KevinStone-bf5ey]

How did we go from this to the news that we have now? Such a contrast.

[@fboness368]

The Telecommunications Act which allowed large companies to own multiple media outlets. Only 6 companies now control everything we see and hear on TV, Radio and Print.

[@dirkbogarde44]

Back when interviews used to be real conversations and not just BS. What happened to tv?

[@heavymetal8655]

God bless him.

[@gabitamezcua]

Ron Kovic is so powerful, god bless him

[@erongoncalves3956]

*Respect* ✌

[@BlackoutPatriot]

The guy didnt do his homework very well before the interview

[@floridaboy6931]

Happy birthday Ron

[@seanwalsh5717]

3:20 "The first person I killed was an American, and I didn't feel good about that at all. And the second group I killed were Vietnamese children, and that made me feel worse..."

[@angelsjourney18]

real intense interview , cant imagine this trauma in my life

[@DucatiPaso750]

About a year ago, I had a conversation with a Vietnam Veteran. He told me about what it was like not knowing where the enemy was and firing into bushes to kill the enemy that was hiding in it. He didn't know how many he killed. Still to him, the worst part was coming back to the United States and being called a baby killer and being spit on.

[@lawrencebain]

He has more inner strength than me....i would of preferred to die in Vietnam than go home to the daily struggles being paralyzed and seeing how americans were treating vets

[@HairyBogTrotter]

Imagine something like this on TV these days

[@joewhitehead3]

Doesn’t need to be when we got the internet & social media now

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

A real hero

[@Likwidfox]

Just watched the movie wow didn't know it was real.

[@dudemcmann6936]

Ron Kovic even has a cameo in it.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

A great hero Ron

[@spike16965]

He is a hero

[@jeromerizzo423]

This is why one shouldn't fantasize what will happen to oneself when going to war. When I enlisted, I already accepted the possibility that I was going to die, and I didn't die. This guy was watching to many movies and read too many war comics. He enlisted for the wrong reason in general. Not to serve, but to be a hero.😢

[@josephr4761]

The US was still constantly patting itself on the back for fighting on the wrong side of WW2 and winning even as it was becoming clear that allying with Stalin's Soviet Union and giving them half of Europe was an incredibly stupid idea. Most people were extremely patriotic and believed that the US truly had their best interests at heart. Deep brainwashing, still goes on to this day.

[@Nate_Burre]

Idk about wanting to be a hero, I think he just wanted to be a warrior & fight for what he believed was the right cause... when you're young & impressionable, with the American war machine pushing propaganda from everything from movies, toys, & books... it's easy to be influenced. Want to say this about 9/11... obviously my 1st thought was, "this is an inside job, there's something going on here"... then, over the course of the next few months, there was an ridiculous amount of increase in war/military video games (Xbox, Playstation, etc)

[@jeromerizzo423]

@@Nate_Burre he wanted to be a hero. He even says it in this interview. The wars were justified, Vietnam wasn't fought properly, it was our first televised war and the Vietcong were using locals as human shields. 9/11 led to the Iraqi war and even though we invaded a country that had nothing to do with it, that war was successful because we fought it properly. We learned from past mistakes.

[@xpat73]

Ron is amazing. Tom Cruise was amazing in the film,

[@franklopez-fw5fm]

My dad was born on the 4th of July; Army infantry, fought at Chosin Reservoir in Korea; 3 Bronze Stars., served in Vietnam,Retired from the Army, died at 73 from exposure to Agent Orange.

[@MrJuvefrank]

I've heard of Ron Kovic, but I've never Ron Kovack.

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

If you could move your watermark down a little lower, it would be quite as distracting. Maybe like two inches.

[@__Patrick]

Youre a hero Ron.

[@markhankins3023]

Semper Fidelis @ Ron Kovic

[@MichaelWilliams-ro9bm]

Kovic was an idiot.

[@kaui4896]

I know how Ron feels growing up as a young child in the 80s me and my older brother and causins grew uo togeather and we would get creative and make our own toy guns rumning around the house we played with our plastic little armymen toys, my favorite movie was rambo 2, and platoon

[@MrLobo1024]

Born on 4th of July is on Tubi. Happy Veterans day.

[@johnal3358]

This should be archived and part of the military education

[@craiglaw6979]

I could have sworn that the interviewer was Jeff Conaway, from Taxi.

[@fatoldhideousguypdxor4540]

Yeh hahahah

[@methylene5]

Nah, it's Will Ferrell back in his younger days.

[@GregMuniz7]

His life is like the song one by metallica

[@marcclement7396]

This is a true American. Now people don't know what bathroom to use. The country I love is going down the drain. God bless Ron and the young men who went off to war at such a young age.

[@Darksaviour]

Ron is what America is suppose to be

[@davidsteiner3221]

His name is Kovic, not Kovac

[@jusantdp]

he felt so very guilty that wished, in the inside, to be out of that war immediatly. so that was the way life could help to take him out of all that, but when he realized how huge that price was, he started to suffer a lot of himself because of his condittion. because he just wanned to honnor his fammily and all the things that his parents seemed to expect of him. then, when he realized his mistake, that situation took a meaning fot life, without option of getting back. he wantted a big deal, so he's had.

[@mr.cookie7308]

Ron is a true American hero.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

*We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?*

[@SavoPaddy]

well said