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July 22, 2005
Good For Him!
"Lt. Dan" has a fine charity rolling.
When actor Gary Sinise talks about Operation Iraqi Children, the humanitarian organization he cofounded 16 months ago to provide basic supplies to schools in the war-ravaged country, he does not peddle sob stories. He does not proselytize, or inflate with self-satisfaction the way celebrities usually do when they wax about giving back. He describes his project in modest terms, as if it were as simple and obvious as shutting off the lights when you leave a room. "We're just about giving some pencils to some kids," says Sinise, 50, star of "CSI: New York" and an Oscar nominee for "Forrest Gump." "That's it."......OIC, which now operates out of a central warehouse in Kansas City, Mo., is proudly supportive of U.S. troops....
Wow.
Posted by tree hugging sister at July 22, 2005 11:20 AM
Comments
Well, dang! That's great! Someone helping simply to be helping.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at July 22, 2005 11:54 AM
Gary Sinise is certainly a class act, and not just for this particular venture.
Posted by: Ken Summers at July 22, 2005 12:25 PM
Agreed, Ken. I always liked his work. Nice to see that he's one of the good guys, too.
Posted by: Nightfly at July 22, 2005 12:39 PM
And pro military! Talk about refreshing. I think that's so cool, bless his heart.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at July 22, 2005 12:42 PM
I like his acting well enough, but he's always been very vocal about supporting the military (I believe he made at least one trip to Iraq to visit troops)
Posted by: Ken Summers at July 22, 2005 01:37 PM