R. Lee Ermey
Hi Sgt. Grit,
I went to a recent “Shot Show” in Orlando, Florida and guess who I saw standing in the front of the “Glock Booth” ? R. Lee Ermey a.k.a Gunny Hartman. Who can ever forget him from the movie Full Metal Jacket as a hard core DI. His voice is very distinct, sometimes I hear it in my sleep. Few of my personal favorites that he delivered in that movie……”Until you leave my island, you are nothing but a worthless human being”…..”You give your soul to Jesus but you ass belong to the Corps”. He also has a cool intro on his website. What a thrill it was seeing him, I took a picture with him and had a Full Metal Jacket DVD signed by him. Check out the picture, still as lean and still a Marine !
I hung my picture with him on my Marine Corps wall next to my picture with Sergeant Major David Sommers back in 1990. I’m proud to be an American and most of all being a United States Marine !
Semper Fi,
“Mad Max”
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