I am beyond words. This makes me so sad. I am going to watch FMJ tonight in his honor. I do have an R. Lee story to share though.
I met him at the 2006 SHOT show. The line to meet him at the Glock booth was very long, and his handlers wanted him to leave the booth. He told them they could shut the line down, but he was gonna meet everyone who had been standing in line for an hour or more to shake his hand and get a picture or autograph. So, I had racked my brain to come up with the perfect question to ask him when I finally got up there....
So I asked what I thought was a brilliant question, I asked, " Gunny, what is it like to be one of the most quoted movie icons in history?" I expected a humble dismissive response. (Don't know why exactly, I just did).
R. Lee straightened up, looked me dead in the eye, and said, " I don't give a fuck, as long as the checks keep rolling in!" The whole line exploded in laughter.
God's Speed R. Lee,
Semper Fi