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Bruce Springsteen Reads His Foreword to ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2017 Listen to Bruce Springsteen read his new foreword for the 40th anniversary edition of Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July," and hear the first chapter of the classic memoir. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Conversation About War and Peace With Ron Kovic, Robert Scheer and Chris Hedges

KiMi Robinson / Truthdig Oct 19, 2016 The author of “Born on the Fourth of July” met with the Truthdig journalists at the University of Southern California on Oct. 18 to talk about his latest book, “Hurricane Street,” and how he became a peace activist. Truthdig broadcast the discussion live on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fighting for Peace on ‘Hurricane Street’

Ron Kovic / Truthdig Aug 6, 2016 This impassioned, timely memoir about the American Veterans Movement picks up where author Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July" left off. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ron Kovic Questions Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s ‘Need to Go to War’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2016 "What are you going to do, send troops to Syria? What’s going to be the result of that?" asks the Vietnam War veteran and activist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Live at Truthdig: Does America Care About the Costs and Consequences of War?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2016 Peace activist and veteran Ron Kovic was our guest Thursday on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 37 Min. Read )

Praise for Ron Kovic and His Legacy of Activism

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 29, 2016 In his new book, Kovic offers a deeply moving account of the struggle of Vietnam veterans to hold politicians accountable to the maimed warriors they sent into harm’s way and then abandoned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )