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Think of past very patriotic actors like
legends John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart . . . and you will
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same in actor and humanitarian,
Gary Sinise, who received an Oscar nomination for his
endearing, memorable performance as Lt. Dan in the great
movie, “Forrest Gump".
Gary seems to just go about his heartfelt
patriotic efforts out of love and
pride of America . . . especially always
being there for the troops in performances with his Lt. Dan Band,
visits to them in hospitals, and just being |
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them including providing his time when asked to do
so by government officials.
And he has done so out of love and pride
of America while never seeking recognition of himself
for doing so . . . troops, Old Glory, and country are
what counts with Gary Sinise. |
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Gary Sinise with Iraqi Children |
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Gary Sinise's
strong advocacy for the troops also extends to other noble efforts
like the nonprofit organization,
Operation Iraqi Children, that he co-founded with
novelist, Laura Hillenbrand.
Operation Iraqi Children came to be following a USO tour to Iraq,
during which Gary Sinise visited with Iraqi school children . . .
and seeing the need to provide school supplies to students in Iraq
through the generosity of the American people. |
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And there is no better way to illustrate Gary
Sinise as a Great American Patriot then reading his own heartfelt, caring thoughts about our brave troops... |
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"It's very
important that we give back to these volunteers who serve our nation
because they're on the front lines for us, and they need to know we
care," he said. "Perhaps one of the reasons that I've jumped on
board so strongly for the USO, and for supporting the service
members in this time of war, is that I do remember how our Vietnam
veterans were treated when they came home, and we can never let that
happen again." Air Force Link, November 3, 2004 |
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Gary Sinise shaking
hands of troops
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"I think we do owe our troops a huge debt of gratitude for the sacrifices they make. This is an all-volunteer service, and they're around the world defending our country or helping others defend themselves."
Chicago Sun-Times, September 24, 2004
"It is about, do you support the troops? If you do . . . it is a way of supporting the troops without it being political at all."
Hannity and Colmes - FoxNews, January 13, 2006 |
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Gary Sinise with a
troop and his family\
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