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May 24, 2007
A Friend of mine that Supports the Troops ~ Gary Sinise
ANZER KASERNE, Germany — Actor and musician Gary Sinise prepares to fire a M-24 sniper rifle with Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a firepower demonstration here May 11. Sinise is visiting the Stuttgart area with his band, the Lt. Dan Band, as part of a USO tour to perform concerts for service members stationed overseas. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker)
US Actor Gary Sinise, famous for his role as Lt. Dan in the movie Forrest Gump and currently starring in the TV series CSI:NY, sits in a US Army Apache helicopter during a tour of the flight line, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, 21 May 2007. Sinise is on a USO-sponsored meet-and-greet tour to boost morale among US forces in the area.
Wild Thing's comment...........
Gary is a friend of mine. I met him years ago when we lived in Malibu, Calif. and working in films. He is a truly wonderful man and sincere in what he does. He truly supports the troops. He has traveled to Iraq and all over the world to entertain and meet the troops and thank them in person. I lost count how many times he has been to Iraq, but it has been many times.
I am honored to know him and grateful for all he does for our troops to let them know how thankful we all are to them for all they do for us and for America and for the world.
Posted by Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 12:55 AM
Comments
GOD bless you both! I met Frau Vader at SPangdahlem Air Base in West Germany in the Reagan administration. If ya need Spatlese, Zinfadel, Auslese, Apfel Corn or Gluwein - e:mail me and I'll send ya some from the Death Star II Class VI ... Happy Memorial Day times 230-years of liberty and freedom. - SPangdahlem Sheiks (TE #84) 1980-1981 & F-4 Phantom Power!
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at May 24, 2007 01:09 AM
Gary Sinese is effin HOT!!!! I love him!
Posted by: c.a. Marks at May 24, 2007 10:04 AM
Speaking of Memorial Day, Darth mentioned this is the 231st Birthday of the country... Ahh is it a coincidence that the Marine Corps is 232 years old, the founding fathers had an idea of a Great Nation but first they needed someone to defend this new and great land, hence, the Marines came first.
Semper Fi and happy Memorial day, ya'll
Posted by: Mark at May 24, 2007 11:09 AM
kudos to Sinese for supporting out troops.
Posted by: Mark Krauss at May 24, 2007 07:41 PM
We need more of Hollywood bigwigs doing this!
Gary is what we all should be!
Posted by: Lynn at May 24, 2007 07:49 PM
Much more of Sinese and much less of Ro.
Posted by: raz0r at May 24, 2007 10:38 PM
Here's a link to the USO site with the 2007 tour schedule and the celebrities who will be on tour.
https://www.uso.org/whatwedo/entertainment/2007tourschedule/
These are the men and women who donate their time to serve their country and its military. By going into war zones, these people risk even more than the troops as they aren't trained to survive in combat situations but they're willing to take the risk. These entertainers deserve our utmost respect and thanks.
Posted by: BobF at May 24, 2007 10:38 PM
Darth, haha thanks! And Happy Memorial Day to you too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:31 PM
Hi c.a. Marks, good to see you. Thanks for commenting. He is a great guy.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:32 PM
Mark that is sooooo cool. I just love it. God bless our Marines!! OOHRAH!
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:34 PM
Mark Krauss love your kudos.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:36 PM
Lynn, I agree, I wish more from Hollywood would do this. They could if they wanted to, that's for sure.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:37 PM
razOr, Amen!
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:38 PM
Bob, thank you for the link and your comment too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 24, 2007 11:40 PM
Thanks for this up-date! Maybe Gary really IS Truman! ;-) He truly is a blessing and wonderful change from the world of donkeywood!
Posted by: chrys at May 25, 2007 02:07 AM
