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Courtesy of Carol K., who reports: “These pictures were taken at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on Monday 5 June 2006. Gary and the Lt. Dan Band performed with the USO for the troops stationed here. It was awesome! HE IS AWESOME!!”
Gary and the Lt. Dan Band will be performing at Whiteman AFB tomorrow, June 7.
More details are in the USO press release.
(Are you going? Send us pictures — sinisefans�@sinisefans.org — and we’ll post them.)
Gary and the LDB will perform a concert for troops at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, on June 5.
More details are in the USO press release.
The Washington Post had a nice piece about Gary and the Memorial Day special:
A Trouper for the Troups
And a press release about Gary’s upcoming domestic USO tour:
Gary Sinise and Lt. Dan Band on USO Tour
Monday April 17, 4:36 pm ET
ARLINGTON, Va., April 17 /PRNewswire/ — Actor, director and producer Gary Sinise will soon depart for the Persian Gulf on his 18th USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to visit service members in the region. Currently starring in the hit CBS series “CSI: New York,” Sinise also is known to troops as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump.”
A long-time supporter of service members and veterans, Sinise was among a host of celebrities on the USO’s first tour to Baghdad in June 2003. His other tours include visits to troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, England, Italy and Diego Garcia. Sinise also often tours with the Lt. Dan Band, performing concerts overseas and at military bases in the United States, most recently at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
On January 22nd, Gary appeared on the “Voices” segment of ABC “This Week”. Gary talked about travelling to Iraq, founding Operation Iraqi Children and his connection and commitment to the troops.This Week transcript and link to video
Gary will receive the Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA) first Humanitarian Award for his work as a goodwill ambassador for the USO. The annual Mass and Awards Luncheon will be held on Nov. 6 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
From Tidings Online, “Sinise continues to work with Vietnam veterans whom he says have a visceral response to his “Forrest Gump” character, Lt. Dan. He also plays bass and travels with his musical band, The Lt. Dan Band, jamming tunes from Springsteen to Hendrix for U.S. troops in both the United States and abroad in countries such as Iraq. “
Read the full article: Tidings Online
Read more about the event: CIMA
Here’s an article on Gary’s recent visit to Luke Air Force Base, and some photos taken by Kimo Williams’ wife Carol.
Also, there is a story on Gary and CSI: NY in this week’s print edition of Entertainment Weekly (October 29, 2004; Jamie Foxx on the cover).
Find out the latest on Gary’s music project, the Lt. Dan Band.
Here’s an article on Gary’s pending USO tour.
