Expressions of America: Behind the Scenes with Host Gary Sinise
57Expressions of America is a first-of-its-kind nighttime sound and light experience celebrating the power of individual Americans to impact the world around them during a time of monumental conflict. Available exclusively at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans starting on Veterans Day 2022, Expressions of America will immerse audiences in written words, songs, and personal reflections of the everyday men and women who served our country in every way imaginable during World War II. Generously presented by the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation, Expressions of America will uniquely combine the latest outdoor projection technology with wartime letters and oral histories from the Museum’s collection to allow audiences to experience the stories of the WWII generation like never before.
Gary Sinise’s stage, film, and television career has spanned more than four decades. In 1974, at 18 years old, he co-founded Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and 20 years later, his memorable performance as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump earned him Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Awards nominations. Film and TV credits include Apollo 13, The Green Mile, Truman, George Wallace, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and CSI: NY among others. For nearly 40 years, Sinise has also stood as an advocate on behalf of America’s servicemembers, forming the Lt. Dan Band in 2003 to entertain troops serving at home and abroad and establishing the Gary Sinise Foundation in 2011 to serve and honor America’s defenders, veterans, first responders, Gold Star families, and those in need. Sinise has made it possible for more than 850 WWII veterans to tour The National WWII Museum through his Foundation's Soaring Valor initiative and has funded an oral historian position at the Museum to preserve the stories of these veterans and share them with future generations.
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