GARY SINISE, PERSONALLY, AS WELL AS WITH HIS LT DAN BAND, SUPPORTED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR MANY YEARS TRAVELLING ALL OVER THE WORLD TO GIVE FREE UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATION CONCERTS TO THE MILITARY FAMILY. AFTER HIS CONCERTS, HE PERSONALLY MEETS WITH A NUMBER OF ATTENDEES BACKSTAGE, POSING FOR PICTURES AND GIVING AUTOGRAPHS. HE MET WITH ATTENDEES AFTER A CONCERT AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. THIS WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT ANYONE COULD EXPECT FROM A CELEBRITY OF HIS STATURE. HE ALSO IS A PERSONAL SUPPORTER OF WOUNDED WARRIORS AND DISABLED VETERANS, THROUGH HIS SUPPORT OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS' ORGANIZATION. BASED ON THIS I RECOMMEND THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA AWARD THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO GARY SINISE.



