From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 22:53:57 PST
Hi Everette,
He can't help it, it's in his genetic heritage.
Marines are bred, not trained........:-)
Bruce
Everette wrote:
> Well here I go, I caused - to my regret - the start of this thread,
> and have said very little more about it; that said, --
>
> -- 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 when he calls the audience "slimeball" and other demeaning terms
> he uses."
>
> It is beyond my comprehension that the US Marine Corp, which is a fine
> organization, can be proud to have him represent them. Maybe what I
> have heard "any publicity is better than none" is true..
>
> Everette
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 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
>
>
>> Glenn
>>
>> 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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