![Tom Cruise and Ron Kovic arriving at the " The Last Samurai Premiere " at the Westwood Village in Los Angeles. December 1, 2003 Stock Photo - Alamy Tom Cruise and Ron Kovic arriving at the " The Last Samurai Premiere " at the Westwood Village in Los Angeles. December 1, 2003 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R0W06A/tom-cruise-and-ron-kovic-arriving-at-the-the-last-samurai-premiere-at-the-westwood-village-in-los-angeles-december-1-2003-R0W06A.jpg)
Tom Cruise and Ron Kovic arriving at the " The Last Samurai Premiere " at the Westwood Village in Los Angeles. December 1, 2003 Stock Photo - Alamy
Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic, author of “Born on the Fourth of July” and subject of Oliver Stone's iconic Vietnam War film, will mark his 76 th birthday watching a war that
![Vietnam War Veteran Ron Kovic and girlfriend Perriann Ferren attend... | WireImage Australia | 147898514 Vietnam War Veteran Ron Kovic and girlfriend Perriann Ferren attend... | WireImage Australia | 147898514](http://media.gettyimages.com/id/147898514/photo/born-on-the-fourth-of-july-special-screening.jpg?s=594x594&w=125&k=20&c=XoCaGr9_Uw6A0rWqFQeAi5SU6yfhqUvGz85-3qUgqvU=)
Vietnam War Veteran Ron Kovic and girlfriend Perriann Ferren attend... | WireImage Australia | 147898514
![Ron Kovic, vets representative - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections Ron Kovic, vets representative - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections](https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/api/singleitem/image/photos/13383/default.jpg)
Ron Kovic, vets representative - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections
![Ron Kovic leads march - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections Ron Kovic leads march - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections](https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/api/singleitem/image/photos/18031/default.jpg)
Ron Kovic leads march - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection - Tessa: Photos and Digital Collections
![Florida Memory • Portrait of Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic in Miami Beach for a demonstration during the 1972 GOP Convention. Florida Memory • Portrait of Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic in Miami Beach for a demonstration during the 1972 GOP Convention.](https://www.floridamemory.com/fpc/jbuckley/JB00420.jpg)
Florida Memory • Portrait of Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic in Miami Beach for a demonstration during the 1972 GOP Convention.
![Author Ron Kovic, who was paralized during the Vietnam War and wrote the anti-war book 'Born on the 4th of July' which was later made into a Hollywood film starring Tom Cruise, Author Ron Kovic, who was paralized during the Vietnam War and wrote the anti-war book 'Born on the 4th of July' which was later made into a Hollywood film starring Tom Cruise,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G6KEJW/author-ron-kovic-who-was-paralized-during-the-vietnam-war-and-wrote-G6KEJW.jpg)