From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Fri Dec 02 2005 - 08:22:13 PST
Yeah, I have to agree with Sonny. It's just part of the 'act'
Kent
>
> From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> Date: Fri Dec 2, 10:03 AM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>
> I think everybody knows its totally phony and just laugh at him, like I do.
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
>
>
> > 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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