The recent death of Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who portrayed Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War film “Full Metal Jacket,” has rekindled memories of the real Marine who ...

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 ...

Kevyn Major Howard played Rafterman in "Full Metal Jacket," a Vietnam War movie that inspired a generation of Marines to enlist.

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.

An actor best known for his role in an iconic ‘80s film is dead at age 69. Kevyn Major Howard, best known for playing Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 movie “Full Metal Jacket,” died ...

Kevyn Major Howard, who played Rafterman in 'Full Metal Jacket,' passed away at a Las Vegas hospital on Friday.

Kevyn Major Howard, famed for his role as Rafterman in Full Metal Jacket, passed away at 69 in Las Vegas. His death on February 14 followed weeks of hospitalization due to respiratory issues.

Howard landed the role as Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War classic “Full Metal Jacket” alongside actors Mathew Modine, Billy Baldwin and Lee Ermey.

Actor Kevyn Major Howard, popular for his role as Rafterman in "Full Metal Jacket," died at the age of 69. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP ...

Kevyn Major Howard, best known for playing Rafterman in the Stanley Kubrick film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died. He was 69.

Star of iconic war movie Full Metal Jacket dead at 69 A star of one of director Stanley Kubrick’s most acclaimed films, the Vietnam War drama Full Metal Jacket, has died.