Yakima Valley Film Legend Snubbed In Oscar Tribute
Lower valley native R. Lee Ermey, best know for his portrayal of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the Stanley Kubrick war flick "Full Metal Jacket", was left out of the "In Memoriam" video tribute during ABC-TV's Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday.
Ermey, whose family moved to Zillah when he was 14, died last April at the age of 74. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetary earlier this year.