R Lee Ermy at Tallil (Ali) AB, Iraq May 2003

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  • čas přidán 28. 10. 2010
  • In May of 2003, actor and U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermy visited Tallil Air Base (now named Ali Air Base) in Iraq to tape an episode of A&E's Mail Call.
    He ended his day by giving a morale speech to coalition troops stationed at the base during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
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  • @chuckymcnubbin1518
    @chuckymcnubbin1518 Před 4 lety +458

    Who else here would feel absolutely honoured to be roasted by R. Lee Ermey.

  • @michaelcosmah1201
    @michaelcosmah1201 Před 5 lety +191

    I was standing out in that crowd watching him. Gunny was awesome he was the only celebrity I saw during my tour in Iraq. RIP Gunny!!

    • @michaelmelanson3225
      @michaelmelanson3225 Před 2 lety +3

      Hey Spaz, did you see Larry in the video at 3:40? Melanson “Bear”

  • @laszlokiss4409
    @laszlokiss4409 Před 2 lety +68

    *R Lee Ermey shows up*
    Morale increased by 10000%

  • @georgesalmas4582
    @georgesalmas4582 Před 6 lety +272

    Gunny was the real deal. He's upstairs now, whipping them into shape.

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 Před 7 lety +232

    R Lee Ermy is one of only two men who i will listen to willingly insult me for all eternity.
    the other being Clancy Brown.

    • @cretinousjester3475
      @cretinousjester3475 Před 7 lety +4

      I might throw Jack Nicholson in there. He did chew juicy bits up for "A Few Good Men".

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 Před 7 lety +2

      Cretinous Jester he might actually kill me though. Lol

    • @internetperiodista
      @internetperiodista Před 5 lety +1

      Now he is at semper fi with Jesus and Saint Peter

    • @christiandinero8083
      @christiandinero8083 Před 3 lety

      Because of mr krabs or because of lt anderson?

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 Před 3 lety

      @@christiandinero8083 Because of Captain Hadley and GSGT Zim.

  • @lukefrey491
    @lukefrey491 Před 4 lety +90

    This speech was inspiring! Still is.

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat Před 11 měsíci

      Hoo-friggin'-rah it still is. It's one thing for a country's civilians to be at odds about warfare. THEY SHOULD BE. But when the executive decisions are made, it's HIGH TIME to get behind the men and women who are laying it down. Right or wrong. Day or night. Foreign or domestic.
      🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

  • @brucecap
    @brucecap Před 11 lety +211

    I missed him by one day! My unit arrived on Tallil June 1 2003!.

    • @markwatson2741
      @markwatson2741 Před 6 lety +6

      No more Gunny after 74 years in close combat and on the big and small screens... bad news for movie goers, television viewers and military teammates!

    • @paladinheadquarters7776
      @paladinheadquarters7776 Před 5 lety +1

      brucecap ooh that must have been a bummer.

    • @dpm-jt8rj
      @dpm-jt8rj Před 2 lety +1

      brucecap Thank you for your service.

  • @bruceeuliarte8254
    @bruceeuliarte8254 Před 5 lety +59

    The hardest sob to ever live....thank you for your service gunny. Marines live on forever.

    • @kershaw117
      @kershaw117 Před 11 měsíci

      no he's dead. RIP the badass@@blocksarefun1

    • @blocksarefun1
      @blocksarefun1 Před 11 měsíci

      @@kershaw117 my comment was cringe, sorry 🥺

  • @SuperSpeakerguy
    @SuperSpeakerguy Před 4 lety +58

    This man can inspire any man to go to war. Sad we lost him

  • @TTANA
    @TTANA Před 6 lety +146

    God bless the gunny ! ! and God bless America

  • @eliotjones9835
    @eliotjones9835 Před 2 lety +23

    He was the true definition of a role model that's for sure.

  • @simondavies699
    @simondavies699 Před 6 lety +115

    Gunny sadly, Died a week ago RIP gunny you are remembered

    • @TuskForce
      @TuskForce Před 5 lety +2

      Nooo this man was too good :(

    • @darthrevan6171
      @darthrevan6171 Před 5 lety

      what happend?

    • @paladinheadquarters7776
      @paladinheadquarters7776 Před 5 lety +1

      TheRavenGo He past away from Pneumonia.

    • @eharper7
      @eharper7 Před 3 lety

      @@paladinheadquarters7776 I hate pneumonia. That's what took my grandmother. She had double pneumonia in her lungs.

    • @paladinheadquarters7776
      @paladinheadquarters7776 Před 2 lety

      @@eharper7 yeah it’s terrible. My condolences to you and your family, I’m sorry to hear that.

  • @carlo_cali
    @carlo_cali Před 5 lety +18

    I can't believe I just found this now. God Bless America, God Bless The Corp., and God Bless R Lee. Emry. R.I.P. "Gunney"

  • @jameyhilton6672
    @jameyhilton6672 Před 3 lety +13

    I'm seeing this 9 years late..RIP GUNNY SIR. You are an American icon and you sir will be forever missed ..

  • @Veganphobic
    @Veganphobic Před 4 lety +13

    Things like this mean a lot for soldiers

  • @EDH28
    @EDH28 Před 9 lety +64

    Cute, he gives that intro to the air force aww lol. But hey, we're all family. Oorah

    • @grrtacos71
      @grrtacos71 Před 8 lety +10

      Yup. army is the oldest brother. Navy is the big (but not bright) 2d brother. Marines are the 3d and most feared and badass of the 4. and then we have the youngest. the air force. although not as mean ( but definitely more lean) as the other three. he's the smartest of the three. imagine a guy walks into a bar and starts bad mouthing their family. navy gives him a right hook. army kicks him in the gut. then navy and army grab the punks arms and Marines starts working on the guys gut. then they drag him out side to find Air force( who ran out at the start of the fight) with a truck, shovel, body bag and a smile says "so where are we hiding the body?" mess with one, you mess with all

    • @stevethecountrycook1227
      @stevethecountrycook1227 Před 7 lety

      My Dad was Navy, 1937, My Uncle was Army Aircorp, My brother joined the navy for my Dad, I joined the Airforce for my uncle. I was born 3 days after his death 1960. He earned many medals as a door gunner on a B17. I wanted to be a pilot.

    • @cretinousjester3475
      @cretinousjester3475 Před 7 lety

      Who else would we want up there in air? ;) They are the "Hell from the Heavens".

    • @Dakotaidk
      @Dakotaidk Před 4 lety

      @@grrtacos71 you mean coast guard

  • @carloseugeniocarlos4287
    @carloseugeniocarlos4287 Před 3 lety +14

    The real Badass guy! Rest in peace, R Lee Ermey (1944-2018)

  • @mrcrocker2638
    @mrcrocker2638 Před 2 lety +15

    Rest in peace gunnery sergeant Hartman you will truly be missed

  • @Bounty_Hunter84
    @Bounty_Hunter84 Před 11 lety +67

    The guys amazing and alot will look and say hes a great actor. But wrong hes a Vietnam and Korean war vet and marine first acting is second. And hes got more balls then most men you would ever meet.

    • @ericirwin413
      @ericirwin413 Před 3 lety +2

      R. Lee Ermey wasn't a Korean war vet! He served from 61-72

  • @timothyspearman9347
    @timothyspearman9347 Před 6 lety +58

    I love this great American

  • @johnosandra
    @johnosandra Před 4 lety +12

    Such a brilliant man with an intense and vibrant character.

  • @steelwarrior105
    @steelwarrior105 Před 6 lety +25

    master Sgt. was secretly geeking out, I guarantee it

  • @georgebeckydragan6389
    @georgebeckydragan6389 Před 3 lety +8

    Around this same period, he filmed an episode of Mail Call in northern Kuwait at our firm base and I got to meet him for the first time there (met him on two other occasions in Quantico). It was a windy but clear day, not as much sand in the air as this. He was really cussing out the weather. We all were. Like standing in front of a blast furnace with a fan in front of it with someone throwing sand through the fan's blades into your face.

  • @xwhogafx815
    @xwhogafx815 Před 4 lety +11

    RIP GUNNEY give the soldiers in heaven some life with your great attitude

  • @aniskywalker93
    @aniskywalker93 Před 4 lety +9

    He is totally right...I'm peruvian and as a kid i watched Mail Call since the beggining...USA and the free world is free because they have the guts to defend their freedom at any cost, what I'm seeing in Venezuela and other south american countries is fear and submission to the Maduro regime, if only our leaders had the balls to defend our democracy using legitimate force then Latín América would be a first world sub continent...rest in peace, Gunny!

  • @sirostauffer7462
    @sirostauffer7462 Před 6 lety +14

    Rest in Peace Marine Floating Seas and Fair Winds
    OOOOOOHRA!
    Semper Fidelis

  • @hellcatredeye-g6582
    @hellcatredeye-g6582 Před 6 lety +21

    He is the Role model for United States Marine Corps who raw

  • @Hudegar-tk8ng
    @Hudegar-tk8ng Před 6 lety +16

    Truly a great American-RIP Gunny

  • @joshua97ify
    @joshua97ify Před 12 lety +31

    I met this guy August 6th 2011 Bass Pro Shop

    • @m.a.c.8366
      @m.a.c.8366 Před 6 lety +1

      super kewl... any insight to the event???

  • @natemanger7322
    @natemanger7322 Před 3 lety +7

    Totally Awesome! RIP R Lee Ermy

  • @Celtics-fj5le
    @Celtics-fj5le Před 3 lety +9

    He was an incredible american

  • @juanvillarreal9233
    @juanvillarreal9233 Před 6 lety +21

    God bless you Gunny. I really wanted to see you during your visit to Iraq but I had to pull prisoner duty in Saddam City. I guess the great lord had to bring home a hard nose DI to keep the military guys in heaven on their toes. May you rest in peace Gunny! SCOUTS OUT!

  • @tbwpiper189
    @tbwpiper189 Před 4 lety +2

    May God Bless all those who serve, have served, and will serve to protect FREEDOM. May He seat next Him those who sacrificed their all that we may live in peace.

  • @madjack1748
    @madjack1748 Před 8 měsíci

    OORAH! And rest in peace, Gunny. Much respect to you and our neighbors to the south. -From Canada.

  • @roguewarr4662
    @roguewarr4662 Před 4 měsíci

    Gone but will never be forgotten .R.I.P Sir.

  • @curtismarean6963
    @curtismarean6963 Před 3 lety +3

    Rip, ermy. Thanks for everything you've done, marine!

  • @katiesaucier2548
    @katiesaucier2548 Před rokem +1

    If you where to witness that!!!…Congrats POG

  • @laoaganlester1728
    @laoaganlester1728 Před 5 lety +2

    I am from the Philippines and I didn't know that he married a Filipina. I enjoyed the movies where he played a role growing up but I never knew who he was. Rest in Peace sir!!! God Bless you and your family!!!

  • @danielbaugher826
    @danielbaugher826 Před 5 lety +30

    " I AM HARD BUT I AM FAIR " 🙏🏻🇺🇸😇

  • @brucechester2942
    @brucechester2942 Před 5 lety +10

    I was stationed at Tallil for a year-I got there the day after Gunny was there.

    • @RocketmanRockyMatrix
      @RocketmanRockyMatrix Před 5 lety

      Did you get the chance to meet him?

    • @brucechester2942
      @brucechester2942 Před 5 lety +1

      @@RocketmanRockyMatrix No unfortunately. I wish I could have but we had just gotten there. I didn't know he was there for awhile.

  • @kingrichard3990
    @kingrichard3990 Před 5 lety +17

    I didn't know they made another Full metal jacket movie

  • @zachmeyer2718
    @zachmeyer2718 Před 6 lety +29

    RIP gunney

  • @wernerc.432
    @wernerc.432 Před 2 lety

    Brings a tear to me eye!!

  • @billyreyrillon3130
    @billyreyrillon3130 Před 2 lety +2

    Just can't imagine if R. Lee Ermey and George Carlin had a debate in form of stand-up comedy.

  • @mistermansracistracist
    @mistermansracistracist Před 3 lety +1

    That would be the greatest thing ever to be there

  • @HappiKarafuru
    @HappiKarafuru Před rokem +1

    The one man that made the Corps proud in the filmography.

  • @chumccurry1765
    @chumccurry1765 Před 6 lety +11

    RIP, gunny!

  • @ssbpubgsrgtyler358
    @ssbpubgsrgtyler358 Před 5 lety +8

    Oh modern version of full metal jacket

  • @PILOT781000
    @PILOT781000 Před rokem +1

    God bless you gunny!!!
    Hoorah!!!!!!

  • @chrismc410
    @chrismc410 Před 2 lety +2

    Still to this day, part of me can't accept he's gone even though I know he is

  • @alkamran4798
    @alkamran4798 Před 3 lety +3

    He is the best there is.

  • @irockz281982
    @irockz281982 Před 4 lety

    Damn, I had just hit my two years in the Marine Coprs. Semper Fi. Time has passed by so fast. God bless The United States of America and my brothers and sister that took that step into Chaos!

  • @stevejamieson8468
    @stevejamieson8468 Před rokem +1

    I remember wearing those dcu uniforms when I deployed back in 2005 doing support operations.

    • @pakman422
      @pakman422 Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and dedication in "fighting the good fight", the fight in keeping America and us Americans safe n secure. Ultimately affording us regular folk the freedom to peacefully wake up in the morning to the sounds like that of birds or maybe even just the sounds of our children getting ready for school.
      The sound of peace...
      The complete opposite of the enviroments so many of our troops have had to wake up to and endure are still volunteering to wake up to,,,, the sounds of gunfire, along with the sometimes very noticable delay between 2 distinctly different sounds, the sound of the gunfire versus the little bit of sound the bullet makes when striking and/or ricocheting off the walls they're suppose to count on to protect them when they lay their head down at night.
      The sound of 'hell'...
      Oh! I mean 'war'.....
      Ain't war hell.

  • @brianMcGranahan0311
    @brianMcGranahan0311 Před 6 lety +1

    Every one of these airmen immediately called their congressman

  • @abdielgarcia6737
    @abdielgarcia6737 Před 5 lety +9

    R.I.P gunny and thank you for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @timwattison4419
    @timwattison4419 Před 6 lety +16

    God bless America 💖

  • @spursnation5422
    @spursnation5422 Před 3 lety +1

    He’s the best!!!!!

  • @shargrove876
    @shargrove876 Před 12 lety +14

    I'm in this video...Fucking Awesome

  • @rayreid1967
    @rayreid1967 Před 2 lety

    I love Earl Lee from the United States Marine Corps drill sergeant

  • @RoyFr
    @RoyFr Před rokem +1

    Still awesome in 2022!
    May R.Lee Emery be resting in peace up there !🌏🕊️🗽🌄

  • @SammyBoyATP
    @SammyBoyATP Před 6 lety +3

    Rest in Peace Gunny!

  • @woodscw50
    @woodscw50 Před 4 měsíci +1

    to your family Marines the brothers support the walk a Marine

  • @lightbearer.94
    @lightbearer.94 Před rokem +2

    rest in power gunny

  • @davbing8195
    @davbing8195 Před 3 lety

    Oorah!
    Semper Fi!
    Rest in peace, we have the Watch Gunny.
    Valhalla shall sing songs of your Glory.

  • @circuscase
    @circuscase Před 2 lety

    I caught him at the Blade show. From Vietnam, to Afghanistan, to Iraq...BEST of the BEST....God Bless you SIR.....I'll buy you case of beer on the other side. Semper Fi..and ....Rangers lead the way....Yeah, I'm that army puke, but i love ya'

  • @robbiecob8614
    @robbiecob8614 Před 6 lety

    greatest actor on earth

  • @AndrewReed-wz9xj
    @AndrewReed-wz9xj Před 7 měsíci

    Brilliant

  • @philmoskowitz9783
    @philmoskowitz9783 Před 3 lety +1

    R.I.P
    R
    LEE
    ERMY
    GOOD NIGHT CHESTY
    WHEREVER YOU ARE

  • @Maddog1911
    @Maddog1911 Před 4 lety

    I will fight through the scorching fires of hell behind this man

  • @nightowl5475
    @nightowl5475 Před rokem

    That was nice of him to go over there and support the men. I like what he said about Barbra Streisand. That was funny as hell! OOH-RAH ! Semper Fi to all the guys! 🇺🇸

  • @nerifterafrnam4682
    @nerifterafrnam4682 Před 2 lety

    Love the "do you maggots understand ? bullshit I cant hear you" and how the crowd takes it.

  • @JackOfferman
    @JackOfferman Před 4 lety +2

    God damn it this was more powerful than I'm sure it was intended to be. RIP Gunny, best actor this great nation ever produced.

  • @josephfuselier6997
    @josephfuselier6997 Před 3 lety

    A Marine's Marine if there ever was!

  • @jeremyalmquist27
    @jeremyalmquist27 Před 6 lety +5

    RIP Gunny

  • @rayreid1967
    @rayreid1967 Před 2 lety

    I am dying for my country a real Patriot

  • @gerardorodriguez7500
    @gerardorodriguez7500 Před rokem

    Rest in Peace R Lee Ermey

  • @Gigrunt887
    @Gigrunt887 Před 4 dny

    Legendary

  • @PeakyBlinder
    @PeakyBlinder Před 5 lety

    What a fukin moral boost gunny,
    You are a hero of the world.
    HOORAA

  • @allglorytothefather4186
    @allglorytothefather4186 Před 6 lety +4

    SEMPER FI, DO OR DIE!!! GUNG HO GUNG HO GUNG HO!!!

  • @edwardpark1413
    @edwardpark1413 Před 2 lety

    Legend!

  • @theonetheycallian
    @theonetheycallian Před 12 lety +2

    Hooah!!!!! Fuck yeah!!!!

  • @roddymillard4524
    @roddymillard4524 Před 2 lety

    He said that after 12 years he was invited to leave Marines. I didn't hear why.

  • @josephfuselier6997
    @josephfuselier6997 Před 3 lety

    OOORAH !' SEMPER FI!

  • @wisdomthroughaworldofwords1412

    Gunny was the most awesome person to send for a morale speech...but where are the Marines? Don't answer I already know. Out doing the heavy lifting...OOORAH! (From a Proud Marine Dad!)

  • @cartconrad4426
    @cartconrad4426 Před 5 lety

    Sir yes sir

  • @73181UserFkOff
    @73181UserFkOff Před 4 lety

    Someone have a transcript of this? I know if I share it people wont watch it or understand, but the words... That's what people might start to be able to understand.

  • @wilmanmadriz9819
    @wilmanmadriz9819 Před 4 lety +2

    It’s you John Wayne? It’s me?

  • @MrCYCLOPSXMEN12330
    @MrCYCLOPSXMEN12330 Před 4 lety +2

    God damn.. he got the airforce to say hoorah. That's moto right there. Lol

  • @russleshackleford526
    @russleshackleford526 Před 6 lety

    R.I.P. to a fucking legend.

  • @J4sse
    @J4sse Před 4 lety

    Nice.

  • @niclasn2695
    @niclasn2695 Před 2 lety

    It's pretty obvious that some of the soldiers haven't seen Full metal jacket while most have.

  • @tlgtlg3803
    @tlgtlg3803 Před 6 lety

    If we kept as Marines Heaven packed with fresh Souls then our enemies that we kill to keep Heaven packed with fresh Souls must all be good people if they went to heaven doesn't seem right to me it would seem like we would pack hell full of fresh Souls

  • @sirajhussen747
    @sirajhussen747 Před 4 lety

    American in my country💔🇮🇶

  • @debo9396
    @debo9396 Před 3 lety

    i wonder if anyone ever played lee any prog rock [ mellotron - moog- theremin etc.] this what the v vets we re coming home to...as compaired to what they left with....

  • @vincentb2175
    @vincentb2175 Před 6 měsíci

    I missed the Gunny, but managed to shake hands with Robin Williams in 04

  • @victor3dcomedy563
    @victor3dcomedy563 Před 3 lety

    0:25 - 0:52 - 2:51 - 2:58 - 3:05 - 3:14 R Lee Ermey

  • @woodscw50
    @woodscw50 Před 3 měsíci +1

    THE HISTORY THE FATHERS OUR WALK WITH USE

    • @woodscw50
      @woodscw50 Před 3 měsíci +1

      OUR BROTHERS SUPPORT OUR SONS THERE FUCKING BOOTS TO MY SONS

    • @woodscw50
      @woodscw50 Před 3 měsíci +1

      54 YEARS OF THE WARS THE THING HOME IN BEDROOM WHAT IS OUR WALK OF TEAMS TAKE A SLICES OF CAKE THE BROTHER

    • @woodscw50
      @woodscw50 Před 3 měsíci +1

      the brotherhood a Marine to my tours

  • @SeanMurphy-qn9so
    @SeanMurphy-qn9so Před 5 lety +4

    That was a real f****** man

  • @john-lc1lm
    @john-lc1lm Před 6 lety +1

    OORAH!

  • @johnathanheath6480
    @johnathanheath6480 Před 2 lety

    His 10 year prediction was right