I noticed that mirror image M16 right away too.
These guys are walking across a wide open field about a half meter apart. One lonely squad holding a mosque for a couple days? Calling the sergeant sir and everyone's got a nickname. Sucks so far.
And it looks like they did have a military advisor.
[Evening Brief] 23:01 Hours
IRON MIKE'S DAILY LOG
TV Series 'Over There' Dramatizes Iraq War Christian Science Monitor | July 22, 2005
The ground is hot, the air is stifling, even the swirling dust burns. But USMC Staff Sgt. Sean Thomas Bunch, a veteran of the current conflict in Iraq, stands straight under the sun of a cloudless day, undeterred in his military fatigues, even as the sweat rolls off his shaved head. Unmoved by the 102 degree F. temperature, he is focused on the task at hand: giving technical advice on the set of a new drama. "Over There," which premieres on basic cable July 27, is a new FX series about the Iraq war from TV veteran Steven Bochco. "Getting it right," Sergeant Bunch says, is his only goal. "I just want to make sure that none of the soldiers who are over there fighting would be embarrassed by what we do." More
"and everyone's got a nickname"
There was Dallas, from Phoenix; Cleveland - he was from Detroit; and Tex... well, I don't remember where Tex come from.