{"id":119,"date":"2023-01-20T12:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=119"},"modified":"2023-01-20T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:12:09","slug":"actor-gary-sinise-met-a-wheelchair-pearl-harbor-veteran-he-proved-that-his-generation-is-indeed-the-greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/actor-gary-sinise-met-a-wheelchair-pearl-harbor-veteran-he-proved-that-his-generation-is-indeed-the-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Gary Sinise met a Wheelchair Pearl Harbor veteran he proved that his Generation is indeed the greatest\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Gary Sinise met a Wheelchair Pearl Harbor veteran \u2013 he proved that his Generation is indeed the greatest\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Actor Gary Sinise revealed a touching account of his meeting with a Pearl Harbor veteran in a Wednesday Newsmax interview.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/buzzfeedzz.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iPHyMLz-9.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nSend this story to a friend or family member, you will help poor children with this<br \/>\nThe actor was speaking on the 81st anniversary of the attack that brought America into World W ar II \u2014 recounting his experiences at a Hawaii event commemorating the attack\u2019s 75th anniversary in 2016. Sinise recounted meeting a wheelchair-bound veteran at that anniversary event, thanking him for his service.<\/p>\n<p>I reached down to him, and I grabbed his hand, and I said, \u2018Thank you, sir, for all you have done for our country, Sinise said of his interaction with the American hero. The man went on to show the humility and selflessness that many Americans associate with the heroes of the \u201cgreatest generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he looked up at me with tears in his eyes and he just goes, I wish I could have done more. Sinise is known in great part for his role in \u201cForrest Gump,\u201d a movie in which he portrays a soldier in the Vietnam War who is disabled in combat.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gary Sinise honors legacy of America's WWII heroes | Prime News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fgH9f_PDYyQ\" width=\"630\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSinise\u2019s portrayal of \u201cLieutenant Dan\u201d resonated with many, forging bonds between the actor and generations of American veterans. As a result of the experience, the actor went on to found the Gary Sinise Foundation, an organization that supports America\u2019s veterans through a variety of charitable programs.<\/p>\n<p>Sinise pointed to his foundation\u2019s work in memorializing the accounts of World War II veterans as they slowly fade from the midst of the living.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/buzzfeedzz.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iPHyMLz-9.jpg?w=1160&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nSend this story to a friend or family member, you will help poor children with this<br \/>\nAt the Gary Sinise Foundation, we\u2019re doing everything we can to record their stories as much as possible at the National World W ar II Museum and to allow as many of them as possible to get down there to see the museum for themselves, the actor and veteran supporter said, according to Newsmax.<\/p>\n<p>The living ranks of both Pearl Harbor and World W ar II veterans have thinned over the last decade, with many of the surviving veterans well into their 100s.<\/p>\n<p>Only two former sailors who were on board the battleship USS Arizona were still alive as of December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Send this story to a friend or family member, you will help poor children with this<br \/>\nNearly half of the casualties of the surprise Japanese attack were inflicted upon the crew of the vessel. Avenging the dastardly attack on the part of Japan became a rallying cry for Americans in World War II, ultimately overcoming Japan in a four-year war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Gary Sinise met a Wheelchair Pearl Harbor veteran \u2013 he proved that his Generation is indeed the greatest\u2026 Actor Gary Sinise revealed a touching account of his meeting with a Pearl Harbor veteran in a Wednesday Newsmax interview. 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