Actually, the military advisor got a starring role in that series, he played the Colonel.
Dale Dye? He graduated from my military school (Missouri Military Academy) in '64...(I graduated in '83)...
http://www.warriorsinc.com/
http://www.daledye.net/
I "think" they are currently filming or getting the production going on the Pacific series as we speak...
Maybe they will do one on the new "Easy" Company that's headed to Iraq.