[Mila]

Hanks is quite involved in the National WW2 museum that is located here in New Orleans. He was recently in the city to screen a preview of the HBO miniseries The Pacific. He is the executive producer. There was a reception after at the National World War II Museum.

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/03/02/tom-hanks-walks-the-red-carpet-for-new-orleans-screening-of-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-95794/

He also narrates a documentary on the war that plays daily at the museum.

http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/11/world_war_ii_museums_beyond_al.html

None of this means that he is an expert on the war, but I thought I would post this as a point of interest to the thread subject.

[jimbo123]

Hollywood Courage: Tom Hanks Fawns Over Obama, Slams Fox News on…MSNBC

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2010/03/06/hollywood-courage-tom-hanks-fawns-over-obama-slams-fox-news-on-msnbc/