Ron Kovic Quotes

• I have come to believe there is nothing in the lives of human beings more terrifying than war and nothing more important than for those of us who have experienced it to share its awful truth.

  Ron Kovic

  War, Believe, Important

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• We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering and turn the tragedy of our lives into a triumph.

  Ron Kovic

  Pain, War, Suffering

  "The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq" by Ron Kovic, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2006.

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• War is not the answer. Violence is not the solution. A more peaceful world is possible.

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  War, Peaceful, Answers

  "The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq" by Ron Kovic, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2006.

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• I am the living death, a Memorial Day on wheels. I am your Yankee Doodle Dandy, your John Wayne come home, your Fourth of July firecracker exploding in the grave.

  Ron Kovic

  Memorial Day, Home, Yankees

  Ron Kovic (2016). “Born on the Fourth of July: 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.13, Akashic Books

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• People say that if you don't love America, then get the hell out. Well, I love America.

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  America, People, Hell

  "Born on the Fourth of July". www.imdb.com. 1989.

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• I served two tours of duty in Vietnam. I won the Bronze Star. I won the Purple Heart.

  Ron Kovic

  Stars, Heart, Two

  "Ron Kovic: Peace movement will be largest ever". Interview with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. January 17, 2003.

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