{"id":7404,"date":"2018-04-16T19:36:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T19:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/16\/marine-icon-r-lee-ermey-dies-at-74\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:25:05","slug":"marine-icon-r-lee-ermey-dies-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2018\/04\/16\/marine-icon-r-lee-ermey-dies-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine icon, R. Lee Ermey, dies at 74"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14128\" data-id=\"14128\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_01.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> R. Lee Ermey, known to most fans simply as the \u00d2The Gunny\u00d3 was host of The Sportman Channel\u00d5s series \u00d2Saving Private K-9.\u00d3 (Photo courtesy Sportsman Channel.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1992\" height=\"1620\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14138\" data-id=\"14138\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg 1992w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg?resize=300,244 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg?resize=768,625 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,833 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_02.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1249 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Actor R. Lee Ermey, portraying &#8220;Gunnery Sgt. Hartman,&#8221; yells at new Marine recruits in this scene from the 1987 movie &#8220;Full Metal Jacket&#8221; directed by Stanley Kubrick. Army died Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was 74. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1323\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14150\" data-id=\"14150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg?resize=198,300 198w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1161 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg?resize=677,1024 677w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_04.JPG.jpg?resize=1016,1536 1016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1323px) 100vw, 1323px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, on the set of Full Metal Jacket playing the sadistic drill instructor Gunnery Sgt. Hartman. (Photo courtesy R. Lee Ermey&#8217;s agent Bill Rogin)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14160\" data-id=\"14160\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_12.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Retired Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey visits with Sailors and Marines aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.  (MCSN Chad R. Erdmann\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"743\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14171\" data-id=\"14171\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_09.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_09.JPG.jpg 490w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_09.JPG.jpg?resize=198,300 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">R. Lee Ermey as Sheriff Hoyt in &#8220;Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. (Photo courtesy New Line Cinema)\r<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1569\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14181\" data-id=\"14181\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg?resize=768,548 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,730 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1095 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_07.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1461 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">R. Lee Ermey bends down to talk with Bryant Teat, 4 of Pell City Alabama who wore full military camo to the event, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 in Hoover, Ala.. Movie and TV actor R. Lee Ermey is visiting Hoover Tactical Firearms for a two day meet and greet Friday and Saturday February 10-11, 2012. Ermey , a retired U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant is best known for his role as gunnery sergeant Hartmant in the movie Full Metal Jacket. He was also the host of two History channel TV shows &#8220;Mail Call and Lock N Load&#8221;. . (AP Photo\/The Birmingham News, Joe Songer) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1570\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14191\" data-id=\"14191\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg?resize=768,603 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,804 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_03.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1206 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, as a young Marine in the 1960s. He was medically retired after injuries sustained in Vietnam and went on to launch his acting career by playing Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, the sadistic drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s classic movie Full Metal Jacket.  (Photo courtesy R. Lee Ermey&#8217;s agent Bill Rogin)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2001\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14205\" data-id=\"14205\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_06.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Actor and Marine Corps icon Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey gives an &#8220;Oorah&#8221; over the ship&#8217;s 1MC to Marines and Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Ermey visited the USS Iwo Jima as a Moral, Welfare and Recreation event for deployed troops during the holiday season. (Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell\/Marines)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14215\" data-id=\"14215\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_05.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Retired Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey visits with Sailors and Marines aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (MCSN Chad R. Erdmann\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14222\" data-id=\"14222\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_11.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Caption:  R. Lee Ermey, known to most fans simply as the \u00d2The Gunny\u00d3 was host of The Sportman Channel\u00d5s series \u00d2Saving Private K-9&#8243; back in 2014. (Photo courtesy Sportsman Channel.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14230\" data-id=\"14230\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_10.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Actor and Marine Corps icon Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey hands Cpl. Trevor J. Blackburn, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2\/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a small American flag aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. The flag was sent from residents of Elnora, Ind., as a token of thanks after the Marines and Sailors from the 26th MEU helped reinforce the town&#8217;s levees during a flood earlier this year. Ermey visited the USS Iwo Jima as a Moral, Welfare and Recreation event for deployed troops during the holiday season. (Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell\/Marine)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14237\" data-id=\"14237\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_08.JPG.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">R. Lee Ermey often plays the role of Marine drill instructor which he made famous in Full Metal Jacket.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2700\" height=\"1764\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14247\" data-id=\"14247\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg 2700w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg?resize=768,502 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,669 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1004 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_14.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1338 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2700px) 100vw, 2700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey takes a break for a smoke outside New River Air Station&#8217;s Staff NCO club, Monday, May 15, 2006, in Jacksonville, N.C. When people meet Ermey, the first thing they realize is his show-stopping turn as a Marine Corps drill instructor in the movie &#8220;Full Metal Jacket&#8221; wasn&#8217;t an act. His military show on the History Channel, &#8220;Mail Call,&#8221; has come to New River to tape a segment on the MV-22 Osprey. Between takes, Ermey is spending some time eating chow and chatting with Marines. (AP Photo\/The Daily News, Randy Davey)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-14257\" data-id=\"14257\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg 4256w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR_R_Lee_Ermey-RIP_13.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4256px) 100vw, 4256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A public appearance by Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, retired Marine who played the iconic Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, the sadistic drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s classic movie Full Metal Jacket. (Photo courtesy R. Lee Ermey&#8217;s agent Bill Rogin)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine icon, R. Lee Ermey, best know as Gunnery Sgt. 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