 Bashytubits  | 15 Apr 2018 9:48 p.m. PST |
R Lee Ermey has passed at the age of 74 from complications from Pnuemonia. link |
| charared | 15 Apr 2018 11:01 p.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 15 Apr 2018 11:39 p.m. PST |
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| Patrick R | 16 Apr 2018 1:22 a.m. PST |
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| Joes Shop | 16 Apr 2018 2:52 a.m. PST |
Saw that in my news feed this am. 74 is too young. Sad. RIP. |
| nnascati | 16 Apr 2018 5:24 a.m. PST |
RIP, he was a special sort of character. |
| Frederick | 16 Apr 2018 5:59 a.m. PST |
Agreed – sad news; one of my very favourite actors |
| Davek0scale | 16 Apr 2018 6:00 a.m. PST |
He taught, we learned. He will be missed. Hopefully that would make him happy. |
| skinkmasterreturns | 16 Apr 2018 6:24 a.m. PST |
The first time I saw FMJ I had a love/hate thing for Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. Actually my most favorite bit was his GEICO commercial where he played the DI turned unsympathetic counselor."You know what makes ME sad? You do!" |
| Old Wolfman | 16 Apr 2018 7:18 a.m. PST |
He also enjoyed spoofing his "tough" image,like in the ad for Wonderful Pistachios,"What's yer name,nutcase?!…"And on "Family Guy" training jousters for the RenFest. And blasting watermelons on "Mail Call". |
| Shagnasty | 16 Apr 2018 8:40 a.m. PST |
A genuine character actor. I loved him in every role I've seen. RIP |
| Dynaman8789 | 16 Apr 2018 9:52 a.m. PST |
He also spoofed himself in "The Frighteners" – one of the standout parts of the movie. I also just saw (while looking for the movie title) that he was in "Space Above and Beyond" with a character titled "Bougus". Close enough to Bogus… |
| JimSelzer | 16 Apr 2018 9:55 a.m. PST |
I liked him.
I will miss him RIP |
| The Beast Rampant | 16 Apr 2018 10:17 a.m. PST |
I agree with many above- I don't know what else to say. Sad news, indeed. RIP |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 16 Apr 2018 11:15 a.m. PST |
I think the one word all posters are groping for is "unique." Who was ever like him, and who could ever be again? If I'd been a recruit, and he was my DI, I'd have been a puddle of poo in my own boots when he entered the barracks for the first time. I don't think I would have improved any, either. Scared the spit out of me in FMJ, but I came to respect him for more than his natural talent on camera. "And when he gets to Heaven…." TVAG |
| General Kirchner | 16 Apr 2018 12:55 p.m. PST |
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| Sir Walter Rlyeh | 16 Apr 2018 1:13 p.m. PST |
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines. |
| Korvessa | 16 Apr 2018 2:15 p.m. PST |
I liked him in "Briscoe County Jr." |
| Ashokmarine | 16 Apr 2018 3:42 p.m. PST |
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| Coelacanth | 16 Apr 2018 5:20 p.m. PST |
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| DeRuyter | 17 Apr 2018 10:23 a.m. PST |
The real deal – Semper Fi RIP |
