Ronald Lawrence "Ron" Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, writer, and former United States Marine Corps sergeant, who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He is best known as the author of his 1976 memoir "Born on the Fourth of July", which was made into the Academy Award–winning eponymous film in 1989 directed by Oliver Stone.
Ronald Lawrence wrote "Born on the Fourth of July" based on his experience