The August issue of American Way magazine features an excellent article about Gary.  The entire piece is available on-line here.

Thanks to Jerry C. for the tip!

Since the USVAP fundraiser at Joe’s in April, Gary has been busy as usual.  A few loyal Gary fans and friends have graciously shared their photographs from various events, and despite our lag time getting the photos uploaded to the News page, we hope you enjoy them just the same:

With thanks to Glenda Cain, photographs taken of the Lt. Dan Band performance at the Steppenwolf Theatre Gala on April 19, 2009:

From Liz Wegman we have photographs of Gary and M*A*S*H’s Jamie Farr taken in May at the OIC warehouse. Thank you, Liz!

And saving the best for last ~ fantastic photographs from Virginia Hagin taken at the Lt. Dan Band show at Ft. Riley in May:

Thanks again to Glenda, Liz and Virginia for sharing their photographs!

This event has concluded. The transcript is available here.

Apologies for the short notice on this item.

At noon today (December 15th), Gary will be participating in Ask the White House.  This is an online interactive forum that allows you to submit a question to administration officials and friends of the White House.

Gary, a 2008 recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal, will discuss Operation Iraqi Children and the importance of community service.

Read more about Ask the White House Here

Submit a question Here

Gary was one of the recipients of the AARP The Magazine 2008 Inspire Awards. He and fellow honorees received their awards during a private luncheon hosted by Barbara Walters at the New York Public Library on December 3, 2007. The Inspire Awards (formerly called the Impact Awards) pay tribute to 10 extraordinary people whose contributions inspire others to action through their innovative thinking, passion and perseverance.

In addition to Gary, who is honored for his fundraisng efforts on behalf of Operation Iraqi Children, this year’s honorees include Caroline Kennedy (Community Service Advocate), Gladys Knight (Champion for Diabetes Research), Barbara Morgan (Courageous Educator), Liviu Librescu (Virginia Tech Hero), Helen Thomas (Trailblazing Journalist), Cynthia Kenyon (Pioneer in Longevity Research), Ed Boyer (Founder of Air Transportation Aid), Roslyn Hill (Leader of Neighborhood Revitalization), and Pete Garcia (Affordable Housing Advocate).

Group photo of 2008 honorees (photo source: http://www.minonline.com/)

There are additional photos Gary at the AARP event and the OIC fundraiser in Ft Lauderdale-Miami (last month) at: Wire Image.

• The Fort Leavenworth Lamp has an article about Gary’s recent visit and his work with Operation Iraqi Children.
• The USO reports that Gary will be in Hawaii this weekend with the LDB.
• Our co-obsessives friends over at the livejournal community sinise_daily have scans of the recent interview Gary did for Guideposts magazine. (If you have a livejournal, this is a terrific community to watch or join!)

Gary talked with Andrea Roane of WUSA Channel 9 earlier today about Fisher House and the Lt. Dan Band concert Saturday at the Washington Auto Show to raise funds for that organization. He also talked briefly about OIC. Video of that interview is on-line here.

Photo from www.wusa9.com

Note: Not sure how long the video will be available so check it out soon.

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On Friday, November 10th Gary and his Lt. Dan Band performed a benefit concert for Operation Iraqi Children at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.

And we have to love You Tube. Here’s a snippet of Gary with his heartfelt words to the U.S. troops on stage that night:

If anyone was at the show, feel free to share with us what a great time you had!

The Army News Service reports on the delivery of school supplies provided by OIC and other organizations to schools in Iraq. (Via eMilitary.org.)