Welcome to Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment.
From publishing to film production, CFE is a military-based entertainment
company that is inspired by heroes. Our best-selling books and
critically-acclaimed graphic novels provide a base for the development of
our film and TV productions. We are honored to have as our director, Captain
Dale Dye, long-time military advisor for many of Hollywood's best-known
directors and actors.
Mission Statement of Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment
Our goal is to become the top market provider of military-based entertainment. CFE will leave it
to others to seek out and tell the stories of the worst of the American military. Without whitewash,
we will tell the stories of the best, of the heroic, of the inspiring-stories that are poignant and
thrilling, that accurately portray the guts and sacrifices of our men and women in uniform.
We believe: In large measure America is a nation of empathetic, good-hearted people who care
about the suffering of others around the world. We oppose injustice, and hate tyranny and despotism.
We send our fighting men and women to the far corners of the earth to assist those in dire need, and
to do battle in the global war on terrorism.
Despite being inundated via radio, television, newspapers, magazines and movies, we seldom
see our nation or its military portrayed in a positive, or even realistic, light. Often the images
are negative. Rarely do they show the actions and accomplishments of America as constructive,
inspiring or heroic. As a people, we are tormented by contradictory images; and we are confused
about why others don't understand who we are, or for what we stand.
We recognize that in this time while our nation has troops engaged in active combat,
the entertainment industry allocates less than 1% of its overall production to military issues.
It is our mission to fill this void, to tell the truth, to set the record straight.
We recognize that heroic, inspiring, poignant and thrilling stories attract more viewers
and generally perform better at the box office. We know that the story we tell our selves of
ourselves creates our self image; that behavior is consistent with self image. This is true on
micro and macro levels, for individuals and for nations. Today, no medium more powerfully
affects our ambient cultural story than film.
We expect viewers to leave the theater after seeing a CFE film desiring to emulate the
heroes who have inspired us. We want to let our service men and women know they are appreciated,
not forgotten, not dehumanized or relegated to being anecdotal cannon fodder for the evening news.
CFE strives to inspire. As Theodore Roosevelt noted, heroic stories "…possess the highest
form of usefulness, the power to thrill the souls of men… to lift them out of their common selves
to the heights of high endeavors."
Inspired by Heroes
Special Advisory Board for
Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment, LLC
Dale Dye was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He graduated as a cadet officer from Missouri Military Academy, but there was no money for college, so he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1964. He 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. He spent 13 years as an enlisted Marine, rising to the rank of master sergeant. He was chosen to attend officer candidate school and was appointed a warrant officer in 1976. He later converted his commission and was a captain when he was sent to Beirut with the multinational peacekeeping force in 1982-83. He served in a variety of assignments around the world and along the way managed to graduate with a BA degree in English from the University of Maryland. Dye worked for a year at Soldier of Fortune magazine after his retirement in 1984. He spent time in Central America, reporting and training troops in guerrilla warfare techniques in both El Salvador and Nicaragua before leaving the magazine in 1985 and heading for Hollywood. He is the founder and principal of Warriors, Inc., which provides technical advisory services to the entertainment industry worldwide. Services included performer training, research, planning, staging and on-set advisory for directors and other key production personnel.
Julia Dew Dye's position at the Warriors Inc is S-1/3/4. This designation refers to the staff officer responsible for three areas: Human Resources and Administration; Planning, Training, and Operations; and Logistics. In practical terms, current duties with Warriors, Inc. include staff planning, personnel readiness and management, preparing training guidance for the CO's approval, identifying training requirements, compiling training records and reports, organizing and equipping units, integration of supply and transportation, administration, bookkeeping, publicity, and creating and maintaining this website. On occasion, as the project warrants, she also acts as a unit commander.
Her unique knowledge of armor, weapons, and fighting styles throughout the ages allowed her to bring history to life in a dynamic and exciting way on the production of Oliver Stone's "Alexander". She was a natural choice to train Colin Farrell prior to the unit training in Morocco.
She has worked on numerous major motion pictures.
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the Managing Members of Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment, LLC are:
John M. Del Vecchio is the best-selling author of The 13th Valley, along
with four other books on the war in Southeast Asia and the veteran home
coming experience. He was drafted in 1969 shortly after graduating from
Lafayette College with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and minor emphasis
in Civil engineering. In 1970 he volunteered for Viet Nam where he served as
combat correspondent for the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). In 1971 he
was awarded a Bronze Star for Heroism in Ground Combat.
He is author of The
13th Valley, For the Sake of All Living Things, Carry Me Home, and Darkness
Falls, along with numerous articles and papers. The 13th Valley was a
million+ copy bestseller, about which the New York Times Book Review said,
"There have been a number of excellent books about Vietnam.but none has
managed to communicate in such detail the day-to-day pain, discomfort,
frustration and exhilaration of the American military experience in
Vietnam." Del Vecchio's books have been translated into four languages and
published worldwide. He has lectured extensively on the history of the Viet
Nam War in Europe and the U.S., and has appeared on FOX News as a
military/political commentator. His theory, "The Importance of Story," has
been widely quoted. Del Vecchio also has a background in real estate and
finance, having been a Realtor and a commercial and residential loan
originator. Along with City of Fire, his current projects include Exit
Strategies, a book about resilience and exit strategies for "boomers", and a
yet to be titled novel based on the future of transportation and energy.
Special Groups/Affiliations:
Special Interests:
John likes hiking and is fond of the Appalachian trail.
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Tom Waltz is an Editor at IDW Publishing. Along with his editorial duties, he is the writer and
creator of the critically acclaimed graphic novel CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE (with artist Casey Maloney).
Waltz also writes the comic book GENE SIMMONS ZIPPER and stories for GENE SIMMONS HOUSE OF HORRORS,
a quarterly horror anthology. Future published works by Waltz include the comic books INDY-RACE OF
THE GALAXIES and SILENT HILL: SINNER'S REWARD, as well as the premiere graphic novel FINDING PEACE
(with artist Nathan St John). He also served as a staff writer for iHero Entertainment's award-winning
magazine of superhero prose, CYBER AGE ADVENTURES, from 1999 to 2005.
A few of the graphic novels Tom has written for IDW Publishing.
When not writing and editing, Waltz works as an Electronic Commerce Analyst for Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC), where he's been an employee since 1998.
Waltz is a former active duty Marine (1987-1991), Desert Storm veteran, and former Army National Guard
Military Policeman (1999-2004).
He was born and raised in Clinton, Michigan and now calls San Diego, California home, where he
lives with his wife and two daughters. His personal website is myspace.com/tom_waltz.
Special Groups/Affiliations:
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The founding member of Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment, Gerry is also a former U.S. Army combat medic 1-170th Infantry Bn, 29th Infantry Division (light) Ft Belvoir, Virginia.
Gerry is a 25 year experienced artist/illustrator. At age of 23, his career started in 1987, doing illustrations for
Selling Power Magazine -- the #1 national marketing magazine -- creating cartoons, spot illustrations and full color art.
His very first cartoon for Selling Power Magazine was also featured in the internal newsletter for Reuters News Agency.
He joined the army at age 26, putting his art career on hold. After the army, in 1994, he immediately did two Star Trek
art prints for FXM, Inc.. He then did a lot of illustration work for several magazines and newspapers. By 1997, he
turned much of his focus on internet design and marketing design, working for marketing and ad agencies, garnered several
awards for his designs. In 2008, missing the joy he got from illustrating, Gerry transitioned away from commercial art and
design back toward comic book art and book covers. From 2008 to today, Gerry has worked on the graphic novels The A-Team,
Army of Two, Alan Wake, Iron Sky, Endtime, Vanquish, The Agency, as well as creating book covers for three of Dale Dye novels
as well as John Del Vecchio's best selling novel The 13th Valley.
Some of the graphic novels Gerry has illustrated.
Some of the novels Gerry painted as well as designed cover art for.
Gerry (giant on the left) posing with the guys in his squad.
Gerry (in the middle) in front of one of the murals he created for his company
at Ft Leonard Wood.
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1-170th Infantry Bn, 29th Infantry Division (light) Ft Belvoir, Virginia.
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"I became a medic because I loved helping my fellow soldiers, and as one of the founders of Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment
its not what I did when I served as a medic that counts, but what I do now, through CFE, for the men and women serving, I have the chance again to serve them.
They deserve better than what they get, and our company wants to do its part to insure that what they sacrifice is never forgotten."
Gerry has worked as both a writer/columnist, cartoonist and illustrator/artist for numerous publications over the years. He also founded BladeZone.com in
1996. BladeZone is the Online Blade Runner fan club and museum. Chock full of interviews with
cast and crew, BladeZone is hailed as the premiere Blade Runner Website in the world by even Ridley Scott and has been featured
on TV, in magazine and in books. BladeZone is now run and operated by Gerry's old
friend Gary Willoughby.
Gerry has a special thanks from the director for his work on helping make the acclaimed documentary
On the Edge of Blade Runner, and is featured in the book Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner,
by Paul Sammon.
Currently Gerry resides in Springfield, Missouri with his daughter, where, aside from the work he does with Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment,
he also co-owns Hazmat Studios, with fellow comic artist Amin Amat and his cousin Angie Kissell.
Personal Quote
"Philosophy without life experience is like having a piece of paper and nothing to write with."
Special Groups/Affiliations: The American Legion, The Knights of Columbus, Missouri Film Alliance (Founding Member)
Personal Website: GerryKissell.com
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 Having served as a U.S. combat medic assigned to 1-23 Infantry Battalion, Ernesto Haibi had been deployed
to Iraq with the Army's First Stryker Brigade out of Ft Lewis Washington. In 2006 he moved to the 62nd Medical Brigade's 514th Medical Company taking charge of most of the units combat oriented training.
Before coming back on active duty he had serves as both an infantryman and an interrogator/translator in the Florida Army National Guard. As a member of 1/124 infantry he attended the Jungle Operations Training Course at Ft Sherman Panama and was activated for Hurricane Andrew. The Air Force was his first branch and served from 1986 through 1991 serving in The U.K., South Carolina, Korea, The Philippines, New Mexico, and Washington state.
Between Air Force and Army, active and reserve Ernesto has over 20 years of military experience to bring to CFE.
Ernie wrote City of Fire, the novelization of his personal experiences in Mosul, Iraq, in 2010 (photo left).
His blog A Candle in the Dark along with several NPR and major media interviews have brought the war in Iraq to many who would never have had access to those serving,
Listen to Ernie's piece on NPR's "Untold Stories of Kindness".
Listen to Ernie's show online at FreeThoughtRadio.com.
Special Groups/Affiliations:VFW, FreeThoughtRadio.com
Favorite Hobbies: Creative writing and philosophical debate.
CFE's Ernesto Haibi does public reading of NPR essay
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Upon graduating from Penn State in 1986 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Doug was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned an engineering position at Whiteman Air Force Base, MO where he oversaw the maintenance on the Minuteman II Reentry Vehicles. Two years later, he was selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Columbus Air Force Base, MS. Upon graduation, he was assigned to fly C-141's at McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, where, over the next 6 years, Doug would find himself flying missions in the Gulf War, Haiti, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Somalia and also providing extensive support for the US State Department in over 160 countries around the world. He finished up his career with a tour at Yokota Air Base Japan where he flew C-9's and oversaw the diplomatic clearance shop responsible for all flights operating in the Pacific theater.
While a Captain in the Air Force, Doug earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Syracuse University. Upon his decision to leave the Air Force in 1997, Doug put that degree to work at Merrill Lynch just outside of New York City where he managed his clients' portfolios through the "Great Bull Run" of the 1990's, the collapse of the financial markets in 2000, and the subsequent volatility of the post 9-11 world.
In late 2002, Doug met his current business partners, left Merrill Lynch, and pursued his vision of running his own investment company. Today, he is one of the General Partners in a Private Placement Fund which manages nearly $25 million of real estate related investments throughout the Northeast. He also continues to fly as a pilot for a major US airline which he has done since 1998.
Doug enjoys playing guitar and piano, and doing the yard work at his Bridgewater, CT home where he lives with his wife and daughter.
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Of Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment
Bruce has over fifteen years experience as a finance manager with a
background in leading service and manufacturing companies. He has a
successful track record for leading project teams in implementing
large-scale financial and accounting software applications on schedule and
within budget. He has developed and implemented financial models that
streamlined data gathering, reporting and controls that enhance management's
ability to allocate funding toward initiatives with the highest ROI
potential.
Bruce has held financial management positions at Cendant Mobility Services
and Unilever and currently works with Doug by overseeing the accounting for
their Private Equity Real Estate Fund. He has an MBA in Accounting from
Sacred Heart and lives in Brookfield, CT with his wife and two sons.
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Jon Alderink is a student of Joe Kubert, one of the most prolific comic artists of all time,
and is best known for his gritty war comics. Jon follows in Joe's footsteps, joining the CFE team as
lead artist not only with the comics division, but also in preproduction for the film deivision.
Jon has recently completed work on the new Gene Simmons' horror comic series and is currently working on
"City of Fire" and teamed up with filmmaker Josh Becker on the adaptation of the screenplay "Devil Dogs".
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Served in the U.S. Army, in Bosnia, in the early and mid 1990's. "Mac" now works
in the motion picture industry, doing work ranging from special FX to writing and editing, and has
recently wrapped work on two original SciFi channel films, including the forthecoming Showdown at Area 51, and wrote a thriller now lensing in Michigan.
Currently Mac is working with filmmaker Josh Becker on adapting his screenplay Devil Dogs into
a graphic novel.
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