Little 🔥 motivation for your day from R. Lee Ermey, aka #GySgtHartman in Full Metal Jacket! ⁣ Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, portrayed by real-life Marine Drill Instructor R. Lee Ermey, became a cinematic icon for his intense, no-holds-barred boot camp scenes. ⁣ In this clip, he’s chewing out a recruit—raw, ruthless, and unforgettable. While turned up for Hollywood, it reflects the grit and grind of real Marine Corps training during the Vietnam era. ⁣ Team SSgt Nichols www.SSgtNichols.com #FullMetal

#MovieMonday - "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) is one of the most acclaimed films concerning the Vietnam War. Former Marine Drill Instructor R. Lee Ermey was hired as a technical advisor but made such an impression on director Stanley Kubrick that he was given the role of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. Kubrick allowed Ermey to write most of his own dialogue to make the Parris Island scenes more authentic. | U.S. Naval Institute

In 1996, U.S. Marine vet R. Lee Ermey appeared in a Coors Light commercial with John Wayne. Wayne had been dead for 17 years but was inserted into the spot using clips from the 1966 film CAST A GIANT SHADOW. The commercial boosted Coors Light sales by 10%. #ThrowbackThursday | U.S. Naval Institute

In honor of R. Lee Ermey, the actor known for his Golden Globe-nominated role in "Full Metal Jacket," take a look back at when he hosted Mail Call on HISTORY. R. Lee Ermey answers a question about what the biggest gun in the world is ➡️ http://histv.co/2H4jMcd R. Lee Ermey takes a look at the equipment paratroopers used on D-Day ➡️ http://histv.co/2H4jMJf | HISTORY