From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 21:16:57 PST
Well here I go, I caused - to my regret - the start of this thread, and have
-- I have my flame shield up against the onslaught I expect when I say this
"I enjoy the show and only problem I have is Lee's attitude that he takes
It is beyond my comprehension that the US Marine Corp, which is a fine
Everette
----- Original Message -----
> Glenn
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said very little more about it; that said, --
::
when he calls the audience "slimeball" and other demeaning terms he uses."
organization, can be proud to have him represent them. Maybe what I have
heard "any publicity is better than none" is true..
From: "Darrell Ramsell" <daram@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>
> He was awarded that rank recently as an Honorary title by the Marine
> Corps. I believe it was for presenting a positive image of the Marine and
> the U.S. military in general on Mail Call. If memory serves me correct.
> His Gunny Sgt. rank was presented to him on a episode of Mail Call.
>
> Darrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glen Closson" <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>
>
>>I stand corrected. This is what I found:
>>
>> Ronald Lee Ermey is a retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Marine
>> Corps. After serving more than 10 years (1961 to 1971), including a brief
>> stint as a Drill Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego,
>> India Company 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Ermey retired on a medical
>> disability and took up acting. In 1987, he took the role that would
>> define his persona for the forseeable future, that of Gunnery Sergeant
>> Hartman, the foul-mouthed, abrasive drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick's
>> Full Metal Jacket. He has since applied that persona to a number of
>> projects, most recently "Mail Call," a question-and-answer type program
>> about antique weaponry.
>>
>> What I was thinking of was the rank of "Gunny." He didn't receive that
>> rank until after he left the Corps.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: froberts@midsouth.rr.com
>> Sent: Dec 1, 2005 8:04 AM
>> To: Glen Closson <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
>> Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>>
>> This is his Bio from the history Channel. He was a Marine for 11 years
>> and a DI for 2 years.
>> =======================================================================
>> =========
>> About The Host
>>
>> Golden Globe nominee and Boston Society of Film Critics Award Winner
>> for Best Supporting Actor in director Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal
>> Jacket, R. Lee Ermey, after more than 25 years in the business, is one
>> of the most successful and talented actors in film and television
>> today.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> His numerous roles in feature film include: Switchback, starring
>> opposite Dennis Quaid and Danny Glover, Dead Man Walking, Seven,
>> Leaving Las Vegas, Murder In The First, Life, The Frighteners and
>> Sommersby, as well as his critically acclaimed role opposite Jared
>> Leto in Prefontaine. He continues doing numerous voiceover roles which
>> span from The Simpsons to Toy Story("1" and "2").
>>
>> Ermey served 11 years active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. He rose
>> to the rank of staff NCO, served two years as a drill instructor and a
>> tour of duty in Viet Nam. Medically retired in 1971, he used his G.I.
>> Bill benefits, and enrolled at the University of Manila in the
>> Philippines where he studied drama. Francis Ford Coppola was filming
>> Apocalypse Now in the area and cast Ermey in a featured role. He has
>> since gone on to star or appear in approximately sixty films.
>>
>>
>> Ermey is no stranger to prestigious television either. He has starred
>> in numerous telefilms including HBO's Weapons of Mass Distraction,
>> TNT's The Rough Riders, and TNT's You Know My Name, starring Sam
>> Elliot, as well as Showtime's The Apartment Complex.
>>
>> Lee starred with Elizabeth Pena in the feature On the Borderline. Just
>> before that, Lee was in the feature film Skipped Parts, with Jennifer
>> Jason Leigh and Drew Barrymore. Recently, Lee starred in Saving
>> Silverman with Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Amanda Peet.
>> Lee appears opposite Jeff Bridges in Scenes of the Crime and Harvey
>> Keitel in Taking Sides. For New Line he appeared in Run Ronnie Run and
>> starred in the remake of Willard with Crispin Glover. Also for New
>> Line, he stars in the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Lee is also
>> hosting his own show for The History Channel, MAIL CALL, which focuses
>> on military technology past, present and future. It continues to be
>> one of the highest rated series on The History Channel. Lee has
>> recently begun filming Cheer Up with Tommy Lee Jones for Revolution
>> Studios.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Glen Closson <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
>> Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 9:51 am
>> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>>
>>> I didn't think Lee was a DI in real life, only in the movies.
>>>
>>> I beleive he was granted an "Honorary DI" title.
>>>
>>> Glen
>>
>>
>>
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