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RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey.

Posted by horus
horus
member, 458 posts
Wayfarer of the
Western Wastes
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 19:35
  • msg #1

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

One of America's more unconventional action heroes has left us to join The Last Command.

R. Lee Ermey had a distinguished career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a Staff Sergeant, and later receiving honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant from the Commandant of the Corps for his work in film and television, portraying roles similar to those he played in life, and for goodwill work done to enhance the reputation and image of the Corps.

He passed in final review on 15 April 2018 from complications arising from pneumonia at age 74.

Semper Fi, Gunny!  Godspeed!
PCO.Spvnky
member, 353 posts
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 19:48
  • msg #2

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

There were many Gunny's but this one was ours, such an amazing actor.  :(

His role in saving silverman was just awesome....:)
Nintaku
member, 586 posts
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 19:57
  • msg #3

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

One of my favorite shows on the History Channel was Mail Call. He had such a great sense of humor, and could appreciate military history while not taking himself too seriously. It was a wonderful thing to watch.

Also he helped Batman fight crime as Wildcat.
ShadoPrism
member, 1190 posts
OCGD-Obsessive-Compulsive
Gamer-Disorder
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 19:59
  • msg #4

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

He was in (or voiced characters in) so many movies and TV shows I liked. He will be missed. He was a very talented person to be sure.
nuric
member, 2957 posts
Love D&D,superhero games
Not very computer savvy
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 21:33
  • msg #5

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

He wasn't just a character actor, he was a true character.   I'm happy to have seen his work
drewalt
member, 88 posts
Tue 17 Apr 2018
at 23:46
  • msg #6

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey was a genuine hero, talented human being, and advocate for a variety of wonderful causes besides.  Any one of those things alone would make him an exceptional human being.

Oorah Gunny.
facemaker329
member, 7008 posts
Gaming for over 30
years, and counting!
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 05:09
  • msg #7

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

Time to dig out my DVDs of Space: Above and Beyond and watch the pilot episode.  It wasn't his best-known work...but I always loved it because we saw not only the hard-bitten Marine sergeant, but we saw glimpses of something beyond...genuine care and concern for the Marines he was training.  One of my favorite characters, period, and I'm honestly not sure there are many actors that could have pulled it off.  I'm quite sure nobody could have done it better.
Der Rot Konig
member, 174 posts
Educated Pirate
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 14:01
  • msg #8

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

"You will find that I am hard but fair."
horus
member, 459 posts
Wayfarer of the
Western Wastes
Wed 18 Apr 2018
at 14:23
  • msg #9

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

Another Space:  Above and Beyond fan!  I've ripped all my DVDs so I can keep them safe (double-sided disks, you know).  Sergeant Major Bougus is one of my favorite characters, too.

Gunny was true blue, straight ahead, high speed/low drag -- all the things that make a person an outstanding Marine and just a generally outstanding person.

Gunny's just Gunny.
facemaker329
member, 7009 posts
Gaming for over 30
years, and counting!
Thu 19 Apr 2018
at 03:30
  • msg #10

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

In reply to horus (msg # 9):

Yep...from the very beginning.  My roommates and I would try and catch it every week...one of the few shows we all wanted to watch.  We were all torqued when it got cancelled.  Everyone talks about how Fox bungled things with Firefly...S:AAB got screwed over first...
Brygun
member, 2026 posts
RPG since 1982
Author & Inspiration
Thu 19 Apr 2018
at 04:02
  • msg #11

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

Space AAB didn't screwed but ended its story. What I read at one point is when the usual chit chat about another season was talked about part of the reason being the writers saying they wrote what they had wanted to.

Sometimes that's better than pushing out 2, 3, jumping the shark 4, miserable 5 seasons.

Part of the charm of S:AAB is it is all good. There isn't any peter out. Yeah it was great show.
V_V
member, 710 posts
You can call me V, just V
Life; a journey made once
Tue 24 Apr 2018
at 09:50
  • msg #12

RIP Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey

In reply to Brygun (msg # 11):

100% agreed.
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