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Actor known for his military roles lobbies for bill on naming of Marine department

Monday, February 8th, 2010
By Roxana Tiron - 02/06/10 09:05 AM ET
Taken from The Hill

The actor who played the drill sergeant in “Full Metal Jacket” is coming to Washington, D.C., next week to lobby Congress to pass a long-stalled bill.

R. Lee Ermey is the national spokesman for a growing grassroots effort behind legislation sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) that would rename the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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