Green Beret

A decorated Green Beret and Army veteran, Waltz served multiple tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa.

“I think one of the questions is how much can you teach a Green Beret versus some of these specialties are extremely technical,” said Maj.

Military Academy at West Point, though he dropped out after two years, and became a Green Beret in 1963 after training at Fort Bragg, N.C., now Fort Liberty.

He portrays a former Green Beret hired to provide security for a compound — the homestead of the title — after a world-ending tragedy.

Bird, then in his 40s, enlisted in the Army National Guard, later deploying on an active-duty sniper team and serving as a Green Beret.