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Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, famous for his role as a drill instructor in the movie "Full Metal Jacket," speaks to U.S. Navy sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, which is under way in the Persian Gulf. Ermey visited the ship to cheer troops during the holiday season.

I SAID 'MERRY CHRISTMAS'

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, famous for his role as a drill instructor in the movie "Full Metal Jacket," speaks to U.S. Navy sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, which is under way in the Persian Gulf. Ermey visited the ship to cheer troops during the holiday season.

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