<Li> Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal w / Combat "V" </Li> <Li> Combat Action Ribbon (2) </Li> <P> Captain Dale Adam Dye Jr., USMC (Ret .) (born October 8, 1944) is an American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer . A decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Dye is the founder and head of Warriors, Inc., a technical advisory company specializing in portraying realistic military action in Hollywood films . Dye has also offered his expertise to television, such as the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific, and video games, including the Medal of Honor series . </P> <P> Dale Dye was born on October 8, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Dale Adam Dye Sr. and Della Grace (née Koehler) Dye . His father was a liquor salesman in and around St. Louis and took Dale with him as he visited working - class taverns . There he heard war stories from World War II veterans . One particular story about man - to - man fighting told by a Marine who said he had fought in the Pacific Theater arrested Dale's attention . He looked up the Battle of Iwo Jima that night and made up his mind to become a Marine . Dye was educated at St. Joseph's Military Academy in Chicago and the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri . </P>

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