From: Stu Ellis (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Thu Oct 28 2004 - 19:02:42 PDT
He was NOT a DI when in the service. He was only a corporal. He was a DI
in the movies because he could sound like one. I saw his life story on one
of the Bio shows.
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 Trailer
1986 M1009 Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of Sonny Heath
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:32 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
Importance: High
I posted that before I finished all the mail that came in today.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> I must be getting old, as I find myself repeating myself.
>
> HE WAS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR.
>
> apb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
>
>
> > It would seem that they would have been able to find a real drill
> instructor
> > instead of making one up.
> >
> > Sonny
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Horrocks, Aaron <ACHb@pge.com>
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:33 AM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> >
> >
> > Are you guys talking about R. Lee Ermey? He knows his jeeps...
> >
> > Aaron Horrocks
> > MVCC Member
> > 1952 M38A1
> > 1986 G.P. Medium
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of Stu Ellis
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:29 AM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> >
> >
> > No, he was not a DI in the service, he only made it to 2 stripes. He
was
> > made an honorary DI about a year or so ago. He just plays DI in the
> movies.
> >
> >
> > "Stu"
> > Southern New Hampshire, USA
> > "Live Free Or Die"
> >
> > MVPA #14790
> > 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> > 1964 M416 Trailer
> > 1986 M1009 Blazer
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of m35products
> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:06 AM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> > Importance: High
> >
> > E:
> >
> > The fellow is a former Marine D. I., so he has at least a little
> > credibility, even if he does play the "loud drill sarge" character a bit
> > over the top.
> >
> > No-one is laughing, either at you or anyone else.
> >
> > You WERE questioned as to why you didn't feel all the facts were
accurate.
> > Why not tell us, now? Was there something we missed that you can help
us
> > understand?
> >
> > apb
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> >
> >
> > > I am a skeptic and I cannot bring myself to believe everything some
> fellow
> > > in a made up military uniform and stands in front of a set purported
to
> be
> > a
> > > military camp and shouts at me.
> > >
> > > I had much rather be questioned as to why I did not take every thing
he
> > said
> > > as 100% truth; than to be laughed at for believing everything he said.
> > >
> > > Everette
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jim Gilmore" <jgilmore@ptd.net>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:52 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] "jeep"
> > >
> > >
> > > Jon wrote:
> > > >Yes, Sunday morning on History channel. I saw part of it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ah Yes.............I know that fellow they interviewed very
> > > well.............He knows a lot about jeeps but....he's got a face for
> > > radio......... :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > >> Everette wrote:
> > >
> > > >"........at 10 CDT this morning (Sunday) there was short story of
> > history
> > > >of jeep,
> > > >> >most, well at least some of the facts given were correct........."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Humm.......................let's see...........if it's the one with
Jim
> > > Gilmore (me) interviewed...........then I would have to ask..........
> > >
> > > Why do you say ""at least some of the facts given were correct"?
> > >
> > > What facts do you think were incorrect?
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim Gilmore
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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