The actor Gary Sinise is best known among cinema fans for playing Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, the popular 1994 movie. Lt. Dan, a Vietnam war veteran who loses his legs in combat and most of his sanity on returning to the USA, eventually finds peace with the help of his fellow veteran Gump, and remains the film’s most complex character.
Given the character's trajectory, his name is a perfect fit for Sinise’s rock ensemble, the Lt. Dan Band, which plays regular shows for military personnel and their families, with Sinise himself holding down the bass.
