Parade Magazine Article - Gary Sinise

This article was in the May 27, 2007 Parade Magazine.

Memorial Day Mission

This month, while other actors were glued to the TV ratings wars, CSI: NY's Gary Sinise was visiting our troops in Iraq. Just back, he's spending the emorial Day weekend in Washington and co-hosting tonight's National Memorial Day Concert, telecast on PBS.

Sinise, 52, first got involved with the military 25 years ago. His wife had two brothers in Vietnam: One was killed, the other scarred. "America took out its grief over Vietnam on the veterans, " says Sinise, an Oscar nominee as Lt. Dan, the Vietname officer who loses his legs in Forrest Gump. When U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, he vowed to help. "They need to know they aren't forgotten,"says Sinise. He's visited three times and helped create Operation Iraqi Children, which sends kids' supplies for our troops to distribute. "They can pull into a village and hand out soccer balls." Sinise explains. For ways you can help, visit Parade.com.

This is my kind of Movie star! Thank you Mr. Sinise.