More specifically he was shot through his spinal cord, which had left him paraplegic. This means he was paralyzed from the waist down, which is emotionally and physically weighing on him. He felt like the only thing he was meant to do is to fight for his country, and he had lost that forever. He had to recover the spiritual faith he had lost, and he had to find his way back to his faith. When the war ended, Ron had become a restless, merciless, and relentless spokesman for the veterans from Vietnam. He had found that his childhood was now gone, and it was gone