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R. Lee Ermey died
April 15, 2017

Posted on 04/15/2018 3:57:13 PM PDT by Rastus

R. Lee Ermey died according to a tweet from Donald Trump Jr.


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KEYWORDS: chat; death; died; ermey; jackwagon; mailcall; marine; passing; rleeermey
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To: Larry Lucido

That picture looks like Warren Oates.


101 posted on 04/16/2018 9:42:09 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: DrPretorius; Larry Lucido

Warren Oates was pretty funny in “Stripes”.


102 posted on 04/16/2018 9:44:27 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: PapaBear3625; Snickering Hound
"Marines die. That's what we're here for."

Hmmm. I think better is...

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making some other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
- General George S. Patton
103 posted on 04/16/2018 9:51:11 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Yardstick; Pelham

I’ve never seen “Full Metal Jacket”, but Kubrick comes across to me like a guy that mocks/makes fun of, American values and the military, so I’d be surprised if any Kubrick film was actually meant to boost respect for the marines.


104 posted on 04/16/2018 9:57:02 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Jim 0216; DrPretorius

Indeed, he died much too young.


105 posted on 04/16/2018 10:07:00 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Jim 0216

I’m not sure the boot camp segment is meant to exalt the Marines, but Ermey’s performance is one for the ages. You really should watch it, and feel safe to turn the movie off when it shifts to Vietnam. It really is a tale of two films, and the second one is not so good.


106 posted on 04/16/2018 2:07:58 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

I’ll be darned. That’s him alright.


107 posted on 04/16/2018 4:37:16 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: big'ol_freeper; Impy; SevenofNine; Cletus.D.Yokel; Rummyfan; Liberty Valance; Perdogg; ...

Yeah, old R. Lee was a true American hero of the Old Corps. Not many of them left—


108 posted on 04/16/2018 8:57:28 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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