“Forrest Gump” star and Lt. Dan Band member Gary Sinise held a free concert ahead of the movie’s 30th anniversary. “I was coming here for the film festival tomorrow and thought, well, I haven’t played at the Marine Corps Air Station, so let’s bring the band down and do a show,” Sinise said.Sinise has been a proud supporter of the military since his role as “Lt. Dan” in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump.””That started my work with our wounded and in a pretty impactful way,” Sinise said. “And it’s turned into a full-time mission with the Gary Sinise Foundation to take care of the men and women who serve our country.”More than 6,000 first responders, veterans and military sang along with Sinise’s band at the Marine Corps Air Station Friday night. The base’s commanding officer, Mark Bortnem, said nights like these are about uniting the community.”It’s so much of what we need in this country right now is an opportunity to take a Friday night, listen to some good music, remember why we’re all brothers and sisters and family members and just have a good time,” Bortnem said. Sinise will be at the Beaufort International Film Festival on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Forrest Gump.”
“Forrest Gump” star and Lt. Dan Band member Gary Sinise held a free concert ahead of the movie’s 30th anniversary.
“I was coming here for the film festival tomorrow and thought, well, I haven’t played at the Marine Corps Air Station, so let’s bring the band down and do a show,” Sinise said.
Sinise has been a proud supporter of the military since his role as “Lt. Dan” in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump.”
“That started my work with our wounded and in a pretty impactful way,” Sinise said. “And it’s turned into a full-time mission with the Gary Sinise Foundation to take care of the men and women who serve our country.”
More than 6,000 first responders, veterans and military sang along with Sinise’s band at the Marine Corps Air Station Friday night.
The base’s commanding officer, Mark Bortnem, said nights like these are about uniting the community.
“It’s so much of what we need in this country right now is an opportunity to take a Friday night, listen to some good music, remember why we’re all brothers and sisters and family members and just have a good time,” Bortnem said.
Sinise will be at the Beaufort International Film Festival on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Forrest Gump.”
