"Private Leonard “Gomer Pyle” Lawrence" Topic
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| tomrommel1 | 25 May 2020 11:19 p.m. PST |
In the first part of the movie Full Metal Jacket, the recruits graduate and receive their Military Occupational Specialty assignments. Pyle is assigned to Infantry. During the platoon's final night on Parris Island, Joker discovers Pyle in the head loading his rifle and executing drill commands, and loudly recites the Rifleman's Creed. This awakens the platoon and drill sergeant Hartman, who confronts Pyle and orders him to surrender the rifle. Pyle shoots Hartman dead and then commits suicide, while Joker helplessly watches in horror. The figure above is an Empress miniature cast for a different story line. Empress assume Pyle doesn't shoot Hartman and doesn't commit suicide and in doing so reaches the NAM as an M60 gunner. More at link |
| Choctaw | 26 May 2020 6:50 a.m. PST |
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