Post by: AngelOfThyNight on April 20, 2018, 08:04:05 PM
Ermey was no stranger to military life. He was a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant and served in Vietnam. He took up acting after 11 years in the Marines.
Ermey was no stranger to military life. He was a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant and served in Vietnam. He took up acting after 11 years in the Marines.
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Source: R. Lee Ermey, 'Full Metal Jacket' Sergeant, Dies At 74 (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/16/602756607/r-lee-ermey-full-metal-jacket-sergeant-dies-at-74?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=movies)