America Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Enlarge this image Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey joined 700 Veterans as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at the 2014 America’s Parade in New York. Ermey died Sunday from complications of pneumonia, his manager Bill Rogin said. Charles Sykes/AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles hide caption toggle caption Charles Sykes/AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles Vietnam veteran and character actor R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey joined 700 Veterans as part of the IAVA/Victory Motorcycles presence at the 2014 America’s Parade in New York. Ermey died Sunday from complications of pneumonia, his manager Bill Rogin said. Charles Sykes/AP Images for IAVA and Victory Motorcycles R. Lee Ermey will best be remembered for playing hard-nosed military men throughout his acting career, such as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. Ermey died Sunday from pneumonia-related complications, according to his long-time manager Bill Rogin. Ermey was 74. Rogin wrote on Ermey’s Twitter account: “It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform you all that R. Lee Ermey (“The Gunny”) passed away this morning from complications of pneumonia. He will be greatly missed by all of us. Semper Fi, Gunny. Godspeed.” Ermey was no stranger to military life. He was a U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. He also served as a drill instructor for the Marines. Ermey served 14 months in Vietnam and completed two tours in Okinawa, Japan. The Hollywood Reporter writes Ermey… [Read full story]
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