R. Lee Ermey
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Ronald Lee Ermey was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe n
Ermey aboard USS Belleau Wood in 2005
Ermey joins Santa Claus at the Toys for Tots donation box, Naval Medical Center San Diego (2008)
Ermey loading ammunition for the Bofors 40 mm gun aboard a Lockheed AC-130H "Spectre" Gunship in 2006
Ermey visits the USS Iwo Jima as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation event for deployed troops during the holidays. (2008)
Mississippi Burning
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Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Chris Gerolmo that is loosely based on the 1964 investigation into the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and
R. Lee Ermey
…Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning (1988), Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine (1997), Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning…
Theatrical release poster
Missing persons poster created by the FBI in 1964, showing the photographs of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner.
The burning of a cross, similar to scenes depicted in the film.
Frances McDormand's performance received critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.