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R. Lee Ermey

I'm gonna give you three seconds--exactly three fu**ing seconds--to wipe that stupid lookin' grin off your face, or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull fu** you!
 
When my son and his best friend were talking about joining my beloved Corps, I made them sit down and watch Full Metal Jacket...to see what they were getting into...


God Bless R. Lee Ermey...or more appropriately, Gunnery Sargent Hartmann...That character embodied everything good about a Marine Corps Drill Sargent.


"Who said that?

Who the fuck said that?

Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed beautiful being down here who just signed his own death warrant?

Nobody, huh?

The fairy fucking godmother said it.

Out-fucking-standing!

I will PT you all until you fucking die!

I'll PT you until your assholes are sucking buttermilk! "


Semper Fi! Gunny.
 
He also played Coach Bowerman in the movie Prefontaine. I love his take on that role, although I'm sure he'll always be best known for his role in FMJ.
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD

God Bless R. Lee Ermey...or more appropriately, Gunnery Sargent Hartmann...That character embodied everything good about a Marine Corps Drill Sargent.
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The character was Ermey, he was essentially playing himself. :thumbsup: It's like Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino - is it really a stretch for Clint Eastwood to play a cantankerous old man?
 
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Didn't he get some kind of medal or award from the Marines for his positive contributions to the Corps?
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He was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant by the now National Security Advisor. According to wiki, he's the only man in the history of the Marines to be promoted after retirement.
 
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