Don't you know what it means to me to be a Marine, Dad? Ever since I was a kid I've wanted...
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Mrs. Kovic:
[enters the room, beaming]
Ronnie, Ronnie, you're doing the right thing! Communism has to be stopped! It's God's will that you go, and I'm proud of you. [gently pats his shoulder] Mrs. Kovic:
Just be careful, that's all. [pause] Ron Kovic:
Don't you know what it means to me to be a Marine, Dad? Ever since I was a kid I've wanted this - I've wanted to serve my country - and I want to go. I want to go to Vietnam - and I'll die there if I have to
[enters the room, beaming]
Ronnie, Ronnie, you're doing the right thing! Communism has to be stopped! It's God's will that you go, and I'm proud of you. [gently pats his shoulder] Mrs. Kovic:
Just be careful, that's all. [pause] Ron Kovic:
Don't you know what it means to me to be a Marine, Dad? Ever since I was a kid I've wanted this - I've wanted to serve my country - and I want to go. I want to go to Vietnam - and I'll die there if I have to
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You're doing the right thing
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Communism has to be stopped
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It's God's will you go
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We're proud of you Be careful that's all
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Up there in Hanoi
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they don't allow magazines newspapers and televisions
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to cast doubts on the military system
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Don't you know what being a marine means to me Dad
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Ever since I was a kid
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I've wanted to serve my country
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And I want to go
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I want to go to Vietnam
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and I'll die there if I have to
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Movie Summary
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
Actors
Mrs. Kovic
Ron Kovic
