R. Lee Ermey Left Out of Oscars in Memoriam 2019 Segment

By Tactical-Life

The firearms community has a long, complicated history with Hollywood. From our point of view, it has become a world too often dominated by hypocrisy, with actors, actresses, directors, producers and studios all equally culpable. Films glorify violence with the gun. Meanwhile, the Hollywood elite cry from ivory towers for more gun control. The latest pitiful example of that hypocrisy reared its ugly head when the Oscars in Memoriam 2019 segment left out R. Lee Ermey.

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The former Marine Corps drill instructor exploded onto the screen as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, the epitome of a mean, hard-nosed DI turning out Marines for the jungles of Vietnam. Filmed as an …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life