wildthing Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 36 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 124 Topic Count: 234 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3844 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 2247 Achievement Points: 34597 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 17 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 02:24 AM Birthday: 11/22/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16, 2018 Well the Drill Sergeant has passed away on Sunday. So I thought I would post in forum for the memories. TBB, cdsinuk, The1 and 4 others 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4668 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5849 Achievement Points: 41007 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 19 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted April 16, 2018 He was definitely a colorful character, RIP Gunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Zagor Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 26759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 34 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 43 Achievement Points: 393 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/18 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 You are right LCBeer. Ermey belonged to the US Navy even in the 1960s. Director Francis Ford Coppola hired him as a consultant for his war movie 'Apocalypse Now' (1979) and gave him a role as a helicopter pilot. The military instructor then starred in dozens of productions, including the films 'Mississippi Burning', 'Switchback - Merciless Flight' and 'Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' In the Pixar animation 'Toy Story' he gave his voice to the leader of the toy soldiers. TheLastColdBeer and TBB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slackernet Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 23498 Group: ++ Minecraft Admin Followers: 12 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 700 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 229 Achievement Points: 5750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/12/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 10:31 PM Device: Linux Share Posted April 16, 2018 A man of his character is why the term hero should be reserved Rip Gunnery Sergeant Ermey TBB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 261 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 17977 Content Per Day: 3.46 Reputation: 19909 Achievement Points: 131729 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 251 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16, 2018 Was the real thing - watch him on TV all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Crack Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 3139 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2052 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 1937 Achievement Points: 16789 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 01/17/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 09:28 PM Birthday: 04/20/1984 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16, 2018 3 hours ago, wildthing said: Well the Drill Sergeant has passed away on Sunday. So I thought I would post in forum for the memories. my very first thought when i heard yesterday was of u wildthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted April 16, 2018 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2484 Achievement Points: 19551 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Zagor said: You are right LCBeer. Ermey belonged to the US Navy even in the 1960s. Director Francis Ford Coppola hired him as a consultant for his war movie 'Apocalypse Now' (1979) and gave him a role as a helicopter pilot. The military instructor then starred in dozens of productions, including the films 'Mississippi Burning', 'Switchback - Merciless Flight' and 'Michael Bay's Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' In the Pixar animation 'Toy Story' he gave his voice to the leader of the toy soldiers. Correction Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was a Marine... U.S. Marine Corps In 1961, at age 17, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and went through recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California.[2] For his first few years, he served in the aviation support field before becoming a drill instructor in India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, where he was assigned from 1965 to 1967.[4] Ermey then served in Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan.[2] In 1968, he was ordered to Vietnam with MWSG-17, and spent 14 months in country. The remainder of his service was on Okinawa where he was advanced to staff sergeant (E-6). He was medically discharged in 1972 because of several injuries incurred during his service.[5] On May 17, 2002, he received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant (E-7) by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James L. Jones.[6] TheLastColdBeer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Zagor Posted April 17, 2018 Member ID: 26759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 34 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 43 Achievement Points: 393 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/31/18 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thank You for this Info. Spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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