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The Beast Vietnam 1969: Raymond Hunter Pyle, the Soldier Who Inspired "Full Metal Jacket"
Raymond Hunter Pyle was born in 1948 in Georgia. He was a troubled child, and he was often in trouble with the law. In 1968, he dropped out of high school and joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Pyle was sent to Vietnam in 1969. He was...
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