Full Metal Jacket Star Kevyn Major Howard dies

Remembering Full Metal Jacket’s Rafterman, and the actor who brought him to life
Kevyn Major Howard played Rafterman in "Full Metal Jacket," a Vietnam War movie that inspired a generation of Marines to enlist.
'Full Metal Jacket' actor Kevyn Major Howard dead at 69
Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Rafterman in 1987's "Full Metal Jacket," has died. The actor was 69.
‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor dies at 69
Kevyn Major Howard, best known for playing Rafterman in the Stanley Kubrick film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died. He was 69.
‘Full Metal Jacket’ Star Kevyn Major Howard Dead at Age 69 After Battling Respiratory Problems
The cinematic classic is based on the 1979 novel The Short-Timers and stars Matthew Modine, R. Lee Emery, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood and Arliss Howard. The movie and book center around a group of Marines completing boot camp in South Carolina before they are deployed to Vietnam.
Popular actor known for ‘Full Metal Jacket’ dead at 69
Kevyn Major Howard, the actor best known for his role in the critically acclaimed “Full Metal Jacket,” has died. He was 69. The actor died Friday surrounded by loved ones in Las Vegas, according to TMZ.
'Full Metal Jacket' Actor and Military Advocate Kevyn Major Howard Dead at 69
Actor and philanthropist Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Marine Corps combat photographer "Rafterman" in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 war movie classic "Full Metal Jacket," died on Feb. 14 at age 69.
‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor who portrayed Rafterman dies at age 69
Kevyn Major Howard, who played Rafterman, a Marine and a Stars and Stripes combat photographer in the 1987 film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died at age 69.
‘Full Metal Jacket’ star Kevyn Major Howard dead at 69
Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who played Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s critically acclaimed “Full Metal Jacket,” passed away on Friday at age 69. The cause of death has not yet been determined, but the actor had been in a Las Vegas hospital for weeks with respiratory problems.
'Full Metal Jacket' Star Kevyn Major Howard Dies Aged 69
Kevyn Major Howard, who played Rafterman in 'Full Metal Jacket,' passed away at a Las Vegas hospital on Friday.
Kevyn Major Howard Dies: ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Actor Was 69
Kevyn Major Howard, known for appearing as Rafterman in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket, has died at the age of 69.
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“Full Metal Jacket ”Star Kevyn Major Howard Dies at 69 After Weeks of Respiratory Problems: He 'Gave So Much to the World'
Kevyn Major Howard gave and gave and gave so much to the world and especially the men and women of our armed forces,” Modine ...