From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 18:10:59 PST
Yes, I learned that he was the ONLY Marine to be promoted AFTER he left the
Working at the Alameda MVPA show a few years back, I had gave the History
He was quite a draw and we were happy to have him attend.
Regards,
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Glen
He was awarded that rank recently as an Honorary title by the Marine Corps.
Darrell
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Corps.
Channel personnel a synopsis of the show and such. They appreciated it very
much and told me what Lee would do and what he would be interested in.
While I didn't talk to Lee, he was very amiable to having his picture taken
with a long line of people and I understand he toured the show and purchased
considerable Militaria. They brought his WWII Jeep that is used in Mail
Call and Lee signed one person's truck with a Sharpie (at the owner's
request).
Glen Closson
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Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
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.
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 foreseeable 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
>
>
>
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> 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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