R. Lee Ermey, ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Sergeant, Dies At 74

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April 16th, 2018

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:

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