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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: gandalftb
Carry on Gunny, Semper fi. See ya downrange..

Everyone hopes he got the duty station of choice.

61 posted on 04/15/2018 4:38:47 PM PDT by frog in a pot (The obscene "Remaking of America" boldly continues to grow and overflow in California.)
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To: MrEdd
It was the most accurate bootcamp movie I have ever seen.

Yup,it certainly came damn close to what I experienced at Ft Knox in '69.

62 posted on 04/15/2018 4:49:24 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: Larry Lucido

Warren Oates played Sgt Hulka. Oates was a very good actor too. He was in The Wild Bunch and was nominated for an Academy Award for Two Lane Blacktop. He made many good films in the 1960s and 1970s.


63 posted on 04/15/2018 4:49:36 PM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: Terry Mross

“He showed the world a REAL DI.”

I remember hearing him say something to the effect of, “I can teach you anything if I’m allowed to put my hands on you.”


64 posted on 04/15/2018 4:54:04 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Rastus

Sometimes people ask “what was boot-camp like?” I tell them to watch the first part of “Full Metal Jacket” - that is exactly what it was like, down to the uniforms, squad bay, weapons, etc. I was a football player and had never run 3 miles in my life, and I barely beat the maximum run time on the introductory PFT. I got knocked across the squad bay twice, averaged 3 hours sleep each night during the first two weeks and I lost 30 lbs in 10 weeks. By the end I was a lean mean green (amphibious) fighting machine.


65 posted on 04/15/2018 4:54:16 PM PDT by pajama pundit (Why are "liberal progressives" so hateful and intolerent?)
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To: gibsonguy
Sorry to hear this. just an amazing life he even ran a brothel in the Philippines for awhile. I always got a a kick out of

It was in Okinawa, according to a 1997 "Entertainment Weekly" article:

”I stumbled into show business when the Vietnam films were starting,” says the Kansas native, who was studying drama in Manila when Coppola came to town. ”After medical retirement from the Corps, I didn’t know what to do, so I bought a run-down bar and whorehouse in Okinawa.” As Ermey tells it, GIs got ”honorary memberships” for helping him renovate, but ”I was doing a little black-marketing and the Okinawan FBI was hot on my trail, so I boogied on out to the Philippines.” There he met Nila, his wife of 21 years.

Never shy or retiring, Ermey thinks of those as the not-so-bad old days. ”I feel sorry for the kids today,” he volunteers. ”They can’t have fun like we could. The worst thing we had to worry about was the clap. Today, you die. It just isn’t fair.”


66 posted on 04/15/2018 4:55:37 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: pajama pundit

The Boys in Company C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veMJHnnOjrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIt3YbPh6Lg


67 posted on 04/15/2018 4:58:14 PM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: Rastus

RIP Gunny. Semper fi fellow Marine. I enjoyed your movies.

You made a perfect Marine drill instructor.


68 posted on 04/15/2018 4:59:27 PM PDT by MASS-2 FAC (Get premium health care - run for congress)
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To: laplata
"RIP, Gunny."

Ditto. Always admired his performances and his personal courage in confronting the Obama Administration and Hollywood.

69 posted on 04/15/2018 5:01:19 PM PDT by wmileo
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To: wmileo

Yes, he was outstanding and will be missed.


70 posted on 04/15/2018 5:03:07 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: DoodleDawg

God rest his soul. I will never forget my DI’s.


71 posted on 04/15/2018 5:03:45 PM PDT by ebshumidors
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To: NKP_Vet

Scene from “Siege of Firebase Gloria”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buSpGWq9aS4


72 posted on 04/15/2018 5:04:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Snickering Hound

“Today, you are no longer maggots” speech from Full Metal Jacket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBz8ywqPyRE


73 posted on 04/15/2018 5:10:38 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: DrPretorius

“Warren Oates played Sgt Hulka. Oates was a very good actor too. He was in The Wild Bunch and was nominated for an Academy Award for Two Lane Blacktop. He made many good films in the 1960s and 1970s.”

Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia and The Cockfighter are classics.


74 posted on 04/15/2018 5:18:40 PM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: DoodleDawg

He also played Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman in the Steve Prefontaine movie.


75 posted on 04/15/2018 5:19:30 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: mass55th

LOL. Absolute classic.


76 posted on 04/15/2018 5:30:32 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say)
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To: dfwgator

The yard scene from “The Watch”. We’ll miss you Gunny.
R.I.P.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jPjVp-nCjo


77 posted on 04/15/2018 5:32:45 PM PDT by wheresmyusa (A knight without armor in a savage land...)
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To: Gay State Conservative
"Although I'll admit that watching Full Metal Jacket made me glad that I didn't join the Marines. "

I'll admit that watching Full Metal Jacket made me think that P.I. meant, at that time, Pussy Island.

I am glad joined the Marines (Truman was still President) when P.I. was truly brutal and important...

IAC, Semper Fi, Gunny...RIP

78 posted on 04/15/2018 5:48:25 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: BradyLS
Full Metal Jacket is essentially two films because he so dominates the first half

Bears repeating.

He made that film the cult classic it is today.

79 posted on 04/15/2018 6:37:32 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: onedoug

Ping


80 posted on 04/15/2018 6:39:37 PM PDT by stylecouncilor ("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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