Posted on 07/04/2018 8:48:07 AM PDT by eastforker
Gunny brought authenticity to his role as Sergeant Hartman, having himself served in Vietnam as a Marine. Ermey spent 11 years in the Marine Corps, according to his online biography. Two of these years, in fact, were spent as a Drill Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
Ermey arrived in Vietnam in 1968, spending 14 months attached to Marine Wing Support Group 17, followed by 2 tours in Okinawa. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant and was medically retired for injuries received.
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I think the reason for little mention of his role in fire base gloria is because it was very realistic and not glamoured like full metal jacket.Thing were portrayed in FBG that most people don’t like to talk about.
Fire Base Gloria...
It’s on my list!
I don’t do VUDU.
GO GUNNY!
I really like what you’re doing with the “Famous Veteran” threads. Thank you! ;-)
Thank you, thinking of posting several today.
I did find FBG online youtube, video is not the best but it is free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTarRI0qY4
I have it on DVD. It can be ordered. Could be, anyway.
I gotta place called
BOOKOFF
and I Always stumble
Onto my sought after DVD’s.
I might check Ebay.
Thanks
Thanks for these military posts.....really like them.
I want to echo the thanks to you for posting the Famous Veteran threads! Great work!
Consider writing a book of these so that others may learn.
Amazon has DVD and BlueRay.
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