Jokes aside, Chuck Norris' death hits like a battering ram.
He was an influence so constant, I do not remember a world without a ubiquitous Chuck Norris.
When interviewers would stir the turd tank, trying to incite him to badmouth Steven Seagal or Jean-Claude Van Damme, he was instead complimentary of both. He knew the commitment Martial Arts takes.
Yet look his background up:
His pedigree objectively exceeded them all. There are millionaire MMA fighters less legit than he was in his earlier competitive career. He was recruited by Bruce Lee not for acting, but for winning a full-contact competition.
But listen to him talk about it.
No pretense. No braggadocio.
Just an impassive acknowledgement of the work it all required.
Here lies a man.
R.I.P.
Chuck was an icon.
I am grateful that I was able to work with him in multiple ways over the years, from promoting fitness to sharing the screen together. He was a badass, in real life and in Hollywood.
His legend will be with us forever. My thoughts are with his family.
Chuck Norris didn't join the Marine Corps...the Marine Corps applied to him.
Heaven’s streets have always been guarded by Marines. Today, Chuck Norris reported for duty.
We mourn the passing of Chuck Norris, a @usairforce veteran, who also became an honorary Marine in 2007 when awarded the title by then Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway.
Chuck Norris is one of just over 100 individuals to be awarded the title of Honorary Marine in the entire 250-year history of the Corps.
Some missions may require a battalion, but this one just requires an Honorary Marine.
#USMCHistory #USMC #SemperFidelis