Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump - Gary Sinise is a patriot and has been very supportive of our troops as well.
...and this gives me the opening to mention ``Tender Mercies'' with Robert Duvall and Tess Harper from 1983. Rent it this weekend if you can and watch it with your family. No cars explode, no space creatures, no SFX -- just a warm story of redemption. I like it for any number of reasons not the least of which it treats Christianity with reverence.