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.

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

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.

Kevyn Major Howard, an actor best known for his work in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1987 Vietnam War drama Full Metal Jacket, has died. He was 69.

Kevyn Major Howard, the actor best known for his role in the critically acclaimed “Full Metal Jacket,” has died. He was 69.