2 Screenshots from the movie "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989): First, the scene shows two men sitting at an outdoor table at night. One man in a white t-shirt looks intently, while the other in a green military jacket looks down. The subtitle reads, "When did you... When did you get hit?" Second, the same men appear in a similar setting, with the man in the white t-shirt looking up contemplatively. The subtitle reads, "uh, January 20th. Yes."

Jan 20th 1968 - While serving in Vietnam, #RonKovic was shot leaving him paralysed from the waist down.

📽️📅 Depicted in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

"Do you remember things that made sense? Things you could count on? Before we all got so lost?"

💥#OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1989, #OliverStone's powerful Vietnam drama BORN ON THE 4TH JULY, based on the autobiography by paralysed veteran #RonKovic, starring #TomCruise, hit 🇺🇸

“I love my country. I want to see it do right. And when it does wrong, I want to see it change.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #TruePatriotism #ChangeAmerica #WarNoMore

“I gave everything I had. And I came home paralyzed. And they told me it was for freedom. But I learned that freedom means having the courage to speak the truth, even when no one wants to hear it.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #SpeakTruth #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #FreedomIsCourage #VeteransVoice

“This is the truth. We were betrayed in Vietnam. And when we came home, we were betrayed again.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #BetrayedByWar #VietnamTruth #NeverAgain

“I served my country — and I came home to be treated like a criminal. But I still love America. That’s why I protest. Because I believe we can be better.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #PatriotismMeansProtest #VeteransRights #MakeAmericaBetter

“We’re all the same. People say we’re different because of our politics or because of the color of our skin, but we’re all the same. We’re Americans. And we’re going to make this a better country.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #Unity #Patriotism #AmericaCanDoBetter

“We fought for our country, and they just want us to forget about it. I won’t forget.”
#RonKovic #NoKings #NeverForget #VietnamVets #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #JusticeForVeterans

“I believed in the war, and I went to Vietnam. I gave my life for it. And I came back here, and I don’t have a job, I don’t have anything… I’m a nothing, man!”
#RonKovic #NoKings #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly #VietnamWar #VeteransDeserveBetter #TruthToPower #BruceSpringsteen

🎂 Born On This Day... 🎂

Ron Kovic is an American anti-war activist, author, and US Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. Kovic now lives in California, where he writes, paints, plays the piano, and gardens.

#birthday #booksky #ronkovic #vietnam #war

Happy 79th birthday to #RonKovic. United States Marine Corps sergeant turned anti-war activist. I highly recommend watching the movie #BornOnthe4thofJuly.

1 Screenshot from the movie "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989): First, a close-up of a man with long hair and a thick mustache wearing a light-colored embroidered shirt, gazing intensely across a crowded room with blurred figures in the foreground.

Jul 4th 1946 - American anti-war activist, writer, and former United States Marine Corps sergeant, #RonKovic, was born

📽️📅 Depicted in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Arte.tv is showing " #BornOnTheFourthOfJuly "(1989) tonight,and all i have to say about it is #TomCruise is just not a good actor.

No matter how important the Book of #RonKovic has been, and no matter what good of a director #OliverStone truly is, Tom Cruise is just not a Good Actor.

Films of the 80s. Oliver Stone's "Born on the 4th of July". #movies #films #bornonthe4thofjuly #oliverstone #tomcruise #kyrasedgwick #raymondjbarry #willemdafoe #ronkovic #jerrylevine #frankwhaley #carolinekava #johnwilliams #robertrichardson

I would like to know how Ron Kovic #ronkovic feels about guys like #petehegseth Pete Hegseth.

#TomCruise was #BornontheFourthofJuly 35 years ago when #OliverStone's anti-war drama opened on December 20th, 1989 #KyraSedgwick #RaymondJBarry #JerryLevine #FrankWhaley #WillemDafoe #VietnmaWar #RonKovic #BioPic #80sMovies #OscarWinner

Do you remember things that made sense? Things you could count on? Before we all got so lost?

💥 #OTD in #Film #History 20 Dec 1989, #OliverStone's powerful Vietnam drama BORN ON THE 4TH JULY, based on the autobiography by paralysed veteran #RonKovic, starring #TomCruise, hit 🇺🇸

Haven't seen BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY in a while & the John Williams score is really out of tune with most of the movie. The "patriotic" scenes work fine, the rest--not so much. #VietnamWar #RonKovic #USMC