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Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:37 pm
by scipioafricanus
Old Grafton wrote:Hard to deal with. guess I always secretly thought he was... kinda ..immortal. Like I felt about John Wayne. Yeah, I know... none of us are. God Speed, Gunny.
Same here.
Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:02 am
by Rich Jordan
Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:03 am
by Rich Jordan
Termite wrote:Rich Jordan wrote:Heaven's [strike]Gates[/strike] streets are guarded...
FIFY.
St Peter has the gate. The Marines patrol the streets.
Speaking of Marines, Marine Recruit Jr Termite is doing quite well. Projected graduation date is May 25th.
Apologies. Leave it to a civilian to fail to confirm before posting.
Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:28 pm
by Vonz90
I liked the guy as an actor, and he was an actual drill instructor and a VN vet and all. But he was an aviation support guy by MOS. It was not like he was a door kicker; good stuff and all and honorable service is honorable service, but let's not make him into something he was not.
Also, he was never an actual Gunny, that was an honorable title that he picked up much later after his service because of his high profile as an actor (discharged as a Staff Sergeant).
Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:14 pm
by Netpackrat
He was never an actual gunnery sergeant in service but the rank was eventually real... they promoted him in '02 because apparently the Corps figured their most famous gunny should be legit.
Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:38 am
by Cybrludite
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Re: R. Lee Ermey Passed
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:41 pm
by Rich Jordan