Gustav Hasford (November 28, 1947 - January 29, 1993) in Russellville, Alabama) joined the Marines in 1967, serving as a combat correspondent during the Vietnam War. His semi-autobiographical novel "The Short-Timers" was later made into the film "Full Metal Jacket". The film's screenplay, nominated for an Academy Award, was authored by director Stanley Kubrick, writer Michael Herr, and by Hasford himself, … Wikipedia
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Gustav Hasford was born in 1947, in Russellville, Alabama. He joined the Marines right out of school in 1967 and used his experiences as a Combat Correspondent in Vietnam to write his first novel, The Short-Timers, which Stanley Kubrick turned into Full M www.imdb.com/name/nm0368007/
