Although, I never met R. Lee Ermey, I felt that I knew this man. My D.I. could have been his brother. They even looked alike. The first time I saw Full Metal Jacket, I had the strange feeling that I had been drafted again and was back in basic. Almost every scene in that movie touched memory.
The biggest thing I loved about this Marine was that when he talked about the other forces, he was proud of them and never said anything bad. I loved his show.
Met R. Lee at the Louisville gun show and also at the Knob creek machine gun shoot a few years ago, he was as big a person in real life as he was on the screen, he always took the time to chat. He will be sorely missed. R.I.P.
I never met him, but I followed his carreer. I enjoyed the somewhat typecasted persona, and his courage to support military and gun rights - even in these strange days we are living. I will miss him.
Douglas
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