claim: Jarhead was based solely upon Anthony Swofford's wartime journals.
evidence: Melchior Weiher -LRB- 1574 -- 1643 -RRB- was a Polish noble .. Polish noble. szlachta. Son of Ernest Weiher , he held several important offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth .. Ernest Weiher. Ernest Weiher. important offices. Offices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the Deputy Treasury of Royal Prussia and econom of Malbork from 1616 to 1624 , castellan of Elblag from 1619 to 1635 , and voivode of Chełmno from 1626 -LRB- until death -RRB- .. Deputy Treasury. podskarbi. Royal Prussia. Royal Prussia. Malbork. Malbork. castellan. castellan. Elblag. Elblag. voivode of Chełmno. voivode of Chełmno. Starost of Tczew , Nowy Dwor Gdanski , Wałcz , Człuchow , Kowalewo Pomorskie and prefect of Lebork and Bytow , he was a controversial figure in social life , known for his dislike of women and likely homosexual tendencies .. Starost. Starost. Tczew. Tczew. Nowy Dwor Gdanski. Nowy Dwor Gdanski. Wałcz. Wałcz. Człuchow. Człuchow. Kowalewo Pomorskie. Kowalewo Pomorskie. Lebork. Lebork. Bytow. Bytow. homosexual. homosexual. Category  : Secular senators of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth. Category  :1574 births. Category  :1643 deaths. Category  : Polish nobility. Category  : People from Elblag. Elblag. Elblag. Category  :17 th-century Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth people