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 …

- Ron Kovic

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

- Ron Kovic

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 hav…

- Ron Kovic

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

- Ron Kovic

We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and sufferi…

- Ron Kovic

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

- Ron Kovic