Note: Ft. Belvoir is in VA.
I just watched a Tony Awards program of past plays-—and Gary Sinise was in the lead role of “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest “. It just showed a part of it but he was excellent. Always have liked him—he has lots of charisma and is very selfless—a good man.
I admire Gary Sinise a lot for all he does, and appreciate his patriotism, but I would not call him a hero. I don’t think he would want people to think him a hero either. Others have given and sacrificed so much more than most of us can even imagine. They are the real heroes.
I’ll tell you something else about Sinise. He has a band called the “Major Dan Band” or something like that. I saw it perform at a corporate event a few years back.
Most celebrity bands basically just count on people being happy with the presence of the celebrity and go through the motions on preparation. These guys were not only good, but they went all out for nearly two hours. They were damned good!
It said something to me that he treated what clearly wasn’t the central aspect of his career so respectfully and professionally.
Hank
He is a very good actor. He would have to be to play beside a flaming liberal like Tom Hanks in Forest Gump
I love the change but feel a little disappointed that it wasn't there when we returned.
I think his show CSI New York will be canceled. Not enough 18-49 year olds watching. It stinks because I love Sela Ward.
He got new legs..
The list of organizations Gary is helping is too long to mention, but it also includes organizations that aid the children of our fallen. Gary works with The USO, whose current goal is to raise roughly $100 million to complete and financially support two new USO centers (Operation Enduring Care) -- one at Ft. Belvoir, MD, and one at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Bethesda, MD. These centers help get our troops ready to ship out to places far away and help them reintegrate into society when they return from combat zones and from bases located around the world.
Lieutenant Dan Ping!
I love that man and yes, a hero he is.
I’ve never thought I was a particularly vain person (who of us does?) but I did have an encounter with some tourists down in Washington DC that made my head swell.
I was counter-protesting with the DC Chapter of FR near the White House, as I stood with my sign supporting our troops, a man and woman asked if they could take my picture. I said sure, and faced their camera for the shot holding my sign out.
They then asked me if I was an acorn, to which I responded “Absolutely not!” and they both said they thought I was Gary Sinese!
I will tell you, I don’t have a bone in my body that envies what we see in Hollyweird to even a small degree, but I felt pretty puffed out to be mistaken for that man! They had to choose the ONE person in the film industry that I would have taken that as a compliment on!
(For the record, I look nothing like him, but I suspect it was the military ball cap and sunglasses that made that couple think so!)
I guess I live under a rock. I did not know who Mr. Sinise was.
http://www.garysinisefoundation.org/
I met him once where he was the guest of honor at a military ceremony and got to thank him for everything he’s doing. He was a genuinely nice, pleasant guy. Hollywood needs more like him.
Gotta love Lt Dan!
I’m pretty sure that if you asked him he would tell
you that he’s no hero but he knows some people who are.
That he’s a good AMERICAN is good enough for me.
The only time I enjoyed Forrest Gump was when Lt. Dan was on. Otherwise, that movie was stupid.
One of the very few hollywood types I would care to have as a personal friend. OIF vet
What amazes me is his organizational skills. And his energy. Bob Hope, with whom is has been compared, also had this phenomenal energy.