When the Academy Awards program Sunday failed to honor some of Hollywood’s notable passings in memoriam, it left a lot of eyebrows raised, and among those reportedly not remembered was character actor R. Lee Ermey, the retired Marine Corps drill instructor who became an icon among firearms owners, and a member of the National Rifle […]
Fans, Friends Mourn Passing of R. Lee Ermey – ‘The Gunny’
His appearances at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show and National Rifle Association exhibits, were always a big attraction and people would line up along the aisles for his autograph, sometimes waiting an hour or more to visit briefly with “The Gunny.” When actor and retired U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey passed […]