blake heron (january 11, 1982 – september 8, 2017) was an american actor. he starred as marty preston in the 1996 movie "shiloh". he was born in sherman oaks, california. he also appeared in "cheaters", "boston public" (2000), "family law" (1999) and "the guardian", he took on the role of specialist galen bungum in "we were soldiers" (2002). he also appeared in "dandelion" (2004).