"R. Lee Ermey buried at Arlington" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	19 Jan 2019 9:00 p.m. PST
R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine Corps drill instructor best known for his role in Stanley Kubrick's film "Full Metal Jacket," was buried at Arlington National Cemetery Friday with full military honors, the U.S. Naval Institute said… link (He died 15 April 2018.)
goragrad	19 Jan 2019 10:11 p.m. PST
Rather surprised when I saw the headline at the delay.
Herkybird	20 Jan 2019 4:04 p.m. PST
We still have him on TV here, OOORAAAH! Old soldiers never die, they live on in re-runs! Rest in peace, Gunny!
Ed Mohrmann	21 Jan 2019 5:55 a.m. PST
Yes, RIP, thanks for serving and for the entertainment
Bismarck	21 Jan 2019 10:35 a.m. PST
I am not sure of how long the backlog is, but it takes time to schedule burials of past veterans at Arlington. As an example, I know of a late WWII Army veteran who was awarded the bronze star during the Bulge and later was taken as a POW. It took over 6 months for the ceremony to take place and almost a year for his wife to be laid to rest beside him. This was over two years ago. From earlier releases he was to be buried near his home, but if you look at the picture of the flag folding, His ashes are being interred.
Oppiedog	22 Jan 2019 2:42 p.m. PST
Very nice. Thought about going there in the end but maybe I'll just stay in Texas.
Old Wolfman	25 Jan 2019 8:03 a.m. PST
He also liked to parody his tough guy image from time to time("The Frighteners","Family Guy","The Simpsons") and ads for Geico,Wonderful Pistachios,even a beer commercial.

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