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The
GI Film Festival announced today that decorated military
veteran, actor, and military technical advisor Captain Dale
Dye has joined the GI Film Festival’s Entertainment
Advisory Committee.
Captain
Dye served in
Vietnam
in 1965 and 1967 through 1970, surviving 31 major combat
operations. He
emerged from
Southeast Asia
with numerous decorations, including a Bronze Star for valor
and three Purple Heart medals for wounds suffered in combat.
Following his retirement from the military, Captain
Dye worked for Soldier
of Fortune magazine before leaving for
Hollywood
.
In
the last 20-plus years, Captain Dye has appeared in more
than 60 movies and television programs, including Saving Private Ryan and The
Great Raid and
Platoon. Moreover,
as the founder and principal of Warriors, Inc., Captain Dye
also provides technical advisory services to the
entertainment industry worldwide, including performer
training, research, planning, staging and on-set advisory
for directors and other key production personnel.
Captain
Dye participated in the 2007 GI Film Festival, serving on
the
Hollywood
and the Military panel.
He also introduced the festival’s screening of The
Great Raid directed by John Dahl.
For
more information about Captain Dye and Warriors, Inc, visit:
www.warriorsinc.com.
For
more information about the GI Film Festival, visit: www.gifilmfestival.com.
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