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R. Lee Ermey Dies: Actor Who Portrayed Sergeant In ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Was 74
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Tis_Bearself
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Eternal rest grant unto R. Lee Ermey, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
My husband who recently passed was a big fan of the TV show that R. Lee Ermey hosted some years ago.
I am wondering if Husband will get to meet up with R. Lee in Heaven.
May he rest in peace.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
My husband who recently passed was a big fan of the TV show that R. Lee Ermey hosted some years ago.
I am wondering if Husband will get to meet up with R. Lee in Heaven.
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JanSobieskiIII
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Shame, I grew up watching his shows on the history channel
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MonteRCMS
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In 1961, at age 17, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California.[2] For his first few years, he served in the aviation support field before becoming a drill instructor in India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where he was assigned from 1965 to 1967.[4]
Ermey then served in Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan.[2] In 1968, he was ordered to Vietnam with MWSG-17, and spent 14 months in country. The remainder of his service was on Okinawa where he was advanced to staff sergeant (E-6). He was medically discharged in 1972 because of several injuries incurred during his service.[5] On May 17, 2002, he received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant (E-7) by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James L. Jones.[6]
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MonteRCMS
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Click on his D.I. tirade.
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Tis_Bearself
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He was frequently on the TV in our home too. I enjoyed his persona in the History Channel shows more than I did in “Full Metal Jacket”.
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MonteRCMS
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Never saw “Full Metal Jacket”.He was frequently on the TV in our home too. I enjoyed his persona in the History Channel shows more than I did in “Full Metal Jacket”.
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MonteRCMS
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“Full Metal Jacket” earned Ermey a Golden Globe nomination, as well as a career playing authority figures – from Mayor Tilman in 1988’s “Mississippi Burning” to little green army man Sarge in the more family-friendly “Toy Story.”
In all, Ermey racked up more than 60 credits in television and film, including apperances in “Se7en,” “Prefontaine,” and “Toy Soldiers.” He also hosted the History Channel series “Mail Call” and “Lock N’ Load with R. Lee Ermey.”
An outspoken conservative, Ermey spoke to Fox News in 2016 about being “blackballed” from Hollywood over his political views.
“I’ve had a very fruitful career. I’ve done over 70 feature films,” he said. “I’ve done over 200 episodes of [Outdoor Channel series ‘GunnyTime’]… and then [Hollywood] found out that I’m a conservative.”
Actually, he corrected, “I’m an Independent, but I said something bad about the president. I had something unsavory to say about the president’s administration, and even though I did vote for him the first time around, I was blackballed.”
Ermey, who was an NRA board member, said at the time that his association with the organization and his disapproval of President Obama cost him acting jobs.
Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee âGunnyâ Ermey joined 700 Veterans, 12 riding Victory Motorcycles and a 5-ton truck as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at Americaâs Parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 in New York. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Victory Motorcycles have created âThe Road Homeâ campaign where $500 is donated to IAVA for each Victory Motorcycle sold. (Charles Sykes/ AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles)
R. Lee Ermey, pictured in 2014, appeared in films as varied as ‘Mississippi Burning’ and ‘Toy Story.’ (Charles Sykes/ AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles)
“Do you realize I have not done a movie in five to six years? Why? Because I was totally blackballed by the … liberals in Hollywood,” he alleged. “They can destroy you. They’re hateful people [who] don’t just not like you, they want to take away your livelihood … that’s why I live up in the desert on a dirt road … I don’t have to put up with their crap.”
“He will be greatly missed by all of us,” Rogin told The Associated Press Sunday. “It is a terrible loss that nobody was prepared for.”
Rogin says that while his characters were often hard and principled, the real Ermey was a family man and a kind and gentle soul who supported the men and women who serve.
In all, Ermey racked up more than 60 credits in television and film, including apperances in “Se7en,” “Prefontaine,” and “Toy Soldiers.” He also hosted the History Channel series “Mail Call” and “Lock N’ Load with R. Lee Ermey.”
An outspoken conservative, Ermey spoke to Fox News in 2016 about being “blackballed” from Hollywood over his political views.
“I’ve had a very fruitful career. I’ve done over 70 feature films,” he said. “I’ve done over 200 episodes of [Outdoor Channel series ‘GunnyTime’]… and then [Hollywood] found out that I’m a conservative.”
Actually, he corrected, “I’m an Independent, but I said something bad about the president. I had something unsavory to say about the president’s administration, and even though I did vote for him the first time around, I was blackballed.”
Ermey, who was an NRA board member, said at the time that his association with the organization and his disapproval of President Obama cost him acting jobs.
Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee âGunnyâ Ermey joined 700 Veterans, 12 riding Victory Motorcycles and a 5-ton truck as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at Americaâs Parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 in New York. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Victory Motorcycles have created âThe Road Homeâ campaign where $500 is donated to IAVA for each Victory Motorcycle sold. (Charles Sykes/ AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles)
R. Lee Ermey, pictured in 2014, appeared in films as varied as ‘Mississippi Burning’ and ‘Toy Story.’ (Charles Sykes/ AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles)
“Do you realize I have not done a movie in five to six years? Why? Because I was totally blackballed by the … liberals in Hollywood,” he alleged. “They can destroy you. They’re hateful people [who] don’t just not like you, they want to take away your livelihood … that’s why I live up in the desert on a dirt road … I don’t have to put up with their crap.”
“He will be greatly missed by all of us,” Rogin told The Associated Press Sunday. “It is a terrible loss that nobody was prepared for.”
Rogin says that while his characters were often hard and principled, the real Ermey was a family man and a kind and gentle soul who supported the men and women who serve.
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Tis_Bearself
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It’s not a bad movie. Ermey just portrayed an unlikable character.
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MonteRCMS
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Met … encountered … too many slimy bureaucrats.It’s not a bad movie. Ermey just portrayed an unlikable character.
Too many good guys died unnecessarily.
We lost a plane a day for months on end… totally unnecessarily.
I hope I meet up with these guys again at the Purgatory Bar and Grille.
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Irishmom2
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I enjoyed him on the History channel too. But my family just loved this ad.
The.Best.
The.Best.
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Edward_H
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As a former Marine, who went through Parris Island, Ermey played the perfect Drill Instructor, the brutal hardness, humor, and attentiveness to mission (“to weed out all non-hackers”)…perfect. No one who went through recruit training would say he overplayed the DI.
His impromptu audition for the part was about a 6 minute continuous stream of insults, running throgh everyone available on the set without repeating one insult, as someone threw ping pong balls at him trying to distract him. Notice he never blinks in the opening scene.
His impromptu audition for the part was about a 6 minute continuous stream of insults, running throgh everyone available on the set without repeating one insult, as someone threw ping pong balls at him trying to distract him. Notice he never blinks in the opening scene.
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angel12
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My husband was in Vietnam (although this is set a little before he went). He said the movie was very good, and that I probably didn’t want to watch it, it would upset me terribly.Never saw “Full Metal Jacket”.
And so I haven’t.
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MonteRCMS
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tweedlealice
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Blessings
May God bring your spirit home. Forgive you your sins and have mercy on your soul. In Jesus name
Tweedlealice
SEMPER FI
May God bring your spirit home. Forgive you your sins and have mercy on your soul. In Jesus name
Tweedlealice
SEMPER FI
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Spyridon
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How tall are you Private?
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Spyridon
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I cherished every moment of R Lee Ermey in everything he did, from FMJ, to Mailcall, to Texas Chainsaw…
The man was an American hero.
I pray that he both gets instant admittance to the highest levels of heaven, and that he gets a full military funeral. There will never be another Gunny like him…
The man was an American hero.
I pray that he both gets instant admittance to the highest levels of heaven, and that he gets a full military funeral. There will never be another Gunny like him…
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JimR-OCDS
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Full Metal Jacket, the boot camp scenes were exactly like my boot camp when I went through Parris Island back in 1970. Of course we didn’t have a recruit shoot our DI however.
The only difference was that the barracks were the new one’s, which we didn’t see til we went to the rifle range at week 3. Before the range and after, we were in the old wooden barracks which were built for WWI recruits.
JIm
The only difference was that the barracks were the new one’s, which we didn’t see til we went to the rifle range at week 3. Before the range and after, we were in the old wooden barracks which were built for WWI recruits.
JIm
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TheOldColonel
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Semper Fi, brother.
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TheAmazingGrace
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Did your mommy and daddy not give you enough attention when you were a child?!
Goodnight, sweet prince.
Goodnight, sweet prince.
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