Actors thank Gary Sinise for all the work he does helping veterans

>> ♪ ♪ >> THE CRISIS ON THE BORDER IS A MANUFACTURED CRISIS. AND WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS POLITICAL THEATER. >> DEMOCRATS SLAMMING TRUMPS FOR DEPLOYING TROOPS TO THE BORDER AND CALLING IT A STUNT. WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE IS GETTING DONE FOR VETERANS. A "NEW YORK TIMES" OP-ED ADMITTED DONALD TRUMP IS GETTING IT RIGHT ON VETERAN'S CARE. LAURA AND I SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT CARING FOR THE VETERANS COMMUNITY. WATCH. >> I WANTED TO JOIN EVERYBODY IN SAYING THANK YOU. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE TO CATCH UP TO YOU GUYS. >> [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. >> A REMARKABLE VIDEO THAT WENT ON ANDONT TO ACTOR GARY SINISE TO THANK HIM FOR THE WORK HE'S DONE TO HELP OUR NATION'S VETERANS. >> IT COINCIDES WITH THE PUBLICATION OF GARY'S NEW MEMOIR. JOINING US IS GARY SINISE. >> IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MY FRIEND. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU SAW THAT VIDEO? WE CUT IT DOWN. IT WENT ON AND ON. >> I WAS STUNNED. THEY TOTALLY SURPRISED ME WITH IT. I AM ON THIS BOOK TOUR. GOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROMOTING IT. MY HEAD HAS TO GET HERE AND THERE. I SAID WHAT IS GOING ON. THEY TURNED THAT ON. THAT I WAS EVERYWHELMED AND SHOCKED. >> WE WILL GET TO THE END OF THIS MOMENT AND THE END OF YOUR BOOK. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE ARE MANY, TELL US AGAIN WHAT GOT YOU GOING? I HEARD IN THE MAKEUP ROOM, WHERE AREN'T THERE MORE GARYs IN HOLLYWOOD? THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND GIVE MONEY. WHAT MADE YOU THIS FORCE IN THE MILITARY COMMUNITY? >> I JUST FELT CALLED TO DO IT AT A CERTAIN POINT. I HAVE VETERANS IN MY FAMILY. GREAT RESPECT THERE AND IN MY WIFE'S FAMILY. VIETNAM VETERANS IN HER FAMILY. I GOT INVOLVED WITH VIETNAM VETERANS BACK IN THE '80s. I STARTED SUPPORTING THEM. I PLAYED THE PART OF A LIEUTENANT IN FORREST GUMP. THAT STARTED ME WORKING WITH OUR WOUNDED. AFTER SEPTEMBER 11th, I WAS HIT WITH THAT. MY HEART WAS BROKEN. I SAW US DEPLOYING TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND OUR PEOPLE GETTING HURT AND KILLED AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING. I RAISED MY HAND AND WANTED TO HELP MY COUNTRY AND TO HELP THOSE DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY. I JUST STARTED. IT SNOWBALLED INTO A HUGE MISSION. >> GARY, THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION EXPANDED OVER OF THE LAST FEW YEARS. STARTED IN 2011. THIS SNOWBALL EXPRESS IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE THING. I WAS THERE. GIVE ME A SENSE OF WHY DID YOU EXPAND THIS MISSION NOT ONLY TO THE VETERANS BUT TO THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL? WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU AS A RESULT OF THOSE EXPERIENCES? >> WELL, BEFORE I STARTED MY FOUNDATION, I WAS RAISING MY HAND IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS. I RAISED MY HAND FOR THE USO AND STARTED TO ENTERTAIN TROOPS AND SUPPORTING VARIOUS MILITARY CHARITIES. OPERATING IN DIFFERENT SPACE. ONE CHARITY WAS THIS SNOWBALL EXPRESS. IT WAS FOCUSSED ON THE GOLD STAR CHILDREN. I STARTED SUPPORTING THEM. WE MADE A DEAL WITH DISNEY WORD TO TAKE THE KID DOWN AND FOLDED THE SNOWBALL FOUNDATION INTO THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION AND TOOK THE KIDS TO DISNEY WORLD. >> YOU HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO HELP THOSE WHO CAME HOME AND CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. TELL US ABOUT THE SMART HOMES. >> THEY ARE FOR OUR WOUNDED VETERANS. YEARS AGO I MET AN AMPUTEE THAT LOST HIS ARMS AND LEGS. WE RAISED MONEY TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR HIM. I DID A CONCERT FOR HIM. THAT'S HOW I GOT INTO THE HOME BUILDING PROJECTS. NOW WE HAVE UPWARDS, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH OVER 70 OF THESE HOUSES. MY FOUNDATION JUST GAVE ANOTHER ONE AWAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE A LOT OF SEVERELY SERVICE MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE PROVIDE SMART TECHNOLOGY HOUSES THAT OFFER THEM A CHANCE TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT WITHIN THEIR HOME. THEIR HOME IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM. THAT GIVES THEIR FAMILY MORE INDEPENDENCE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AS MUCH. WE ARE DOING THAT AT THE GARY SINISE FOUNDATION. I WRITE ABOUT THAT IN "GRATEFUL AMERICA." >> THESE STORIES ARE NOT SHARED AND TOLD ENOUGH, THE STORIES IN THIS BOOK. THIS COULD BE REQUIRED READING IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO GO TO WAR AND THE SACRIFICES THAT ARE REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY COME HOME STILL. WE DON'T THINK ABOUT. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE LAST PART OF YOUR BOOK. YOU WROTE ABOUT WHY YOU ARE STILL DOING THIS ALL THESE YEARS LATER. YOU HAVE TO ASK PEOPLE FOR MONEY A LOT. EVEN RICH PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR MONEY. WHY ARE YOU STILL ON THE MISSION? >> BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN NEED OUT THERE. WE ARE STILL AT WAR. WE HAVE PEOPLE GETTING HURT. WE STILL HAVE GOLD STAR FAMILIES EACH YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. WE HAVE A LOT OF WOUNDED STILL. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW LIFE IS FRAGILE AND YOUR BROTHER IN LAW AND FAMILY HAVE STRUGGLED WITH CARNES. -- CANCER. YET YOU KEEP GIVING. >> I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF NEED. I HAVE ALSO SEASON THE JOY OF JUST SHOWING UP AND WHAT THAT CAN BRING. I JUST TRY TO SHOW UP AND POINT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO HELP FOLKS. >> AND HUMILITY IS ONE OF YOUR GREAT STRENGTH. GARY SINISE CONGRATS ON THIS WOOK.

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Length: 6min 55sec (415 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 15 2019