Dale Dye Biography

Fast Facts

• Enlisted in the U
• S
• Marines at age 19; was wounded three times (and received a Bronze Star) during three tours of duty in Vietnam
• Was a public-affairs officer in Beirut when the Marine base there was attacked by terrorists in 1983; retired from the USMC as a captain in 1984
• Trained anti-communist guerrillas in Nicaragua and El Salvador while writing for Soldier of Fortune magazine in 1984-85
• Founded Warriors, Inc
• , a company offering military advice to filmmakers, in 1985
• First client: Oliver Stone, for Platoon (the first of seven Stone collaborations)
• All told, has advised on more than 40 movies and TV shows, including Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, The Pacific,The Thin Red Line, and Forrest Gump
• Has acted in many of the films he advised on, as well in as such TV series as L
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• Law, JAG, Chuck, Cold Case and Entourage
• Hosted a talk show on KFI radio in Los Angeles from 2003 to 2010
• Has published numerous novels, including a novelization of Platoon
• Son Chris is a member of the rock band The Fire Violets