The Incredible Gary Sinise Just Flew 1,000 Gold Star Kids to Disney World for Christmas…and Their Surviving Parents
Dec 11, 2018 16:23:47 #
The Incredible Gary Sinise Just Flew 1,000 Gold Star Kids to Disney World for Christmas…and Their Surviving Parents
There are few things in this world you can count on, and few of them are salutary. I can think of only three, two of which are horrible. Those are death and taxes.
As for positives, I can think of one: the overwhelming goodness of Gary Sinise.
Sinise, probably best known for his role as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump,” has long worked with veterans and veterans groups, such as flying veterans to the National World War II Museum to tell their stories or serving them Thanksgiving dinner.
This Christmas, he’s not just focusing on veterans themselves, but their children — namely, the children left behind when one of our heroes tragically passes away.
According to KCAL-TV, the Gary Sinise Foundation filled 15 planes full of Gold Star families to go to Walt Disney World down in Florida as a special Christmas present called the “Snowball Express.”
“Each one of these children who are going on these airplanes have lost a parent in military services – either combat related or illness or unfortunately suicide sometimes,” Sinise said.
“We wanna take care of these kids and make sure they know we don’t forget.”
“About 1,700 people from 15 locations across the country board the Snowball Express on their way to a 5-night vacation in Orlando, Florida,” KCAL reported.
To see them off from the West Coast, Santa Claus made an appearance (along with his better half) at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday morning, arriving via helicopter.
The first person in line to meet Santa was young Desmond, whose father Army Sgt. Myles Penix died back in 2016.
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“I (didn’t know) that he would be here in a helicopter — I thought he was gonna be jumping out of there in a parachute,” Desmond said.
Desmond was enjoying the trip, as was his mother Jade; She said the trip was important in the healing process.
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“It’s just important ’cause of all of the bonding that we get to do. He gets to find friends who are just like him, and I get to find ones that have lost just like me,” she said.
“It’s easier when you find people who’ve gone through the same thing. So it’s an amazing experience. All of the different tributes they have, and all of the different balloon releases where I get to write a message to my husband; it’s amazing.”
As Twitchy noted, there were plenty of people giving Sinise plaudits on social media.
It just goes to show how amazing Gary Sinise is. Our hats are off to you as always, Lt. Dan. Dare we suggest, as Twitchy did, that he should be Time’s “Person of the Year”?
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/incredible-gary-sinise-just-flew-1000-gold-star-kids-disney-world-christmas-surviving-parents/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=WJBreaking&utm_campaign=ct-breaking&utm_content=western-journal
There are few things in this world you can count on, and few of them are salutary. I can think of only three, two of which are horrible. Those are death and taxes.
As for positives, I can think of one: the overwhelming goodness of Gary Sinise.
Sinise, probably best known for his role as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump,” has long worked with veterans and veterans groups, such as flying veterans to the National World War II Museum to tell their stories or serving them Thanksgiving dinner.
This Christmas, he’s not just focusing on veterans themselves, but their children — namely, the children left behind when one of our heroes tragically passes away.
According to KCAL-TV, the Gary Sinise Foundation filled 15 planes full of Gold Star families to go to Walt Disney World down in Florida as a special Christmas present called the “Snowball Express.”
“Each one of these children who are going on these airplanes have lost a parent in military services – either combat related or illness or unfortunately suicide sometimes,” Sinise said.
“We wanna take care of these kids and make sure they know we don’t forget.”
“About 1,700 people from 15 locations across the country board the Snowball Express on their way to a 5-night vacation in Orlando, Florida,” KCAL reported.
To see them off from the West Coast, Santa Claus made an appearance (along with his better half) at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday morning, arriving via helicopter.
The first person in line to meet Santa was young Desmond, whose father Army Sgt. Myles Penix died back in 2016.
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“I (didn’t know) that he would be here in a helicopter — I thought he was gonna be jumping out of there in a parachute,” Desmond said.
Desmond was enjoying the trip, as was his mother Jade; She said the trip was important in the healing process.
RELATED: Gary Sinise Has Unforgettable Gift for Gold Star Families, Where Is His Time ‘Person of the Year’ Nomination?
“It’s just important ’cause of all of the bonding that we get to do. He gets to find friends who are just like him, and I get to find ones that have lost just like me,” she said.
“It’s easier when you find people who’ve gone through the same thing. So it’s an amazing experience. All of the different tributes they have, and all of the different balloon releases where I get to write a message to my husband; it’s amazing.”
As Twitchy noted, there were plenty of people giving Sinise plaudits on social media.
It just goes to show how amazing Gary Sinise is. Our hats are off to you as always, Lt. Dan. Dare we suggest, as Twitchy did, that he should be Time’s “Person of the Year”?
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/incredible-gary-sinise-just-flew-1000-gold-star-kids-disney-world-christmas-surviving-parents/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=WJBreaking&utm_campaign=ct-breaking&utm_content=western-journal
Dec 11, 2018 16:49:10 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
Oldsailor65 wrote:
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What a beautiful story and shows something of the kindness of some people, a change from the hate filled posts so often posted on OPP Thanks for this great story.
Dec 11, 2018 17:33:36 #
Great story... LOVE this season... Brings out the best in people
Dec 11, 2018 18:57:52 #
Oldsailor65 wrote:
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You can bet there won't be anything like that from those filthy demoRAT billionaires that just take every thing they can lay their hands on
Dec 11, 2018 18:58:55 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Gary Sinise is a year round good guy.Great story... LOVE this season... Brings out the best in people
There is an excellent movie out there, produced in 1992, titled A Midnight Clear.
Set in 1944 France, in the Ardennes forest region, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war, put aside their differences and share a Christmas celebration. The surrender plan includes a mock battle that turns bad when one of the soldiers is unaware of the surrender plan. Among the stars are Peter Berg, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Dillon, John C, McGinley, and Gary Sinese as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins.
Definitely worth a look-see.
Dec 11, 2018 22:15:04 #
Thanks... I will definitely watch it... Not much for movies but this sounds encouraging... Merry Christmas
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