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Best known for his role in Full Metal Jacket, R. Lee Ermey was in the Marine Corps for eleven years. He rose to the rank of Gunnery Sergeant, and his Marine service included one and a half tours in Vietnam. After injuries forced him to retire from military service, he moved to the Phillipines, enrolling in the University of Manila, where he studied Criminology and Drama. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and has won the Best Supporting Actor Award from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
R. Lee Ermey's MAIL CALL
July 6th began the third season of R. Lee Ermey and The History Channel's MAIL CALL show. This episode was done LIVE with the men and women serving our country in the Gulf. This was The Gunny's second trip overseas to motivate and spend time with our troops.
Be sure to watch Mail Call Sunday's at 10/9Central on The History Channel.
The Gunny's MAIL CALL questions mailcall@digitalranch.tv
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George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2003-12-21 14:30
Ermey was retired from the Corps as a SSgt and spent 33 years in grade until given an honarary promotion to GySgt by General Jones at San Diego a couple of years ago. He was cited for his many years of contributing to the USMC image and constantly educating the people of the United States about the Corps in his films and TV show.
Posted : 2003-12-21 19:05
I believe on one of his shows, he admitted to being an "Airdale". So he is one of us.
Bill Edwards
Posted : 2003-12-22 15:04
R. Lee
I've searched my NATOPS Manual from the figure head to the stern post and can't find what the "R" in R. Lee Ermey means. Can anyone help ?
"Crazy Joe"
HMM-363
Posted : 2003-12-22 20:44
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FYI
Birthday: March 24, 1944
Birth Place: Emporia, Kansas
Birth Name: Ronald Lee Ermey
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2003-12-22 22:26
