Gary Sinise and Tom Hanks star in "Forrest Gump." (Paramount) Of course, the greatest gift to moviegoers was Gary Sinise's performance as Lt. Dan Taylor, Forrest Gump's commanding officer in Vietnam.

In 1994, Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump found himself in some of the most important moments in modern U.S. history including the Vietnam War. “Forrest Gump” presented the war to a new generation of Americans ...

Sammy Davis received the Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam, and it's footage of him getting the medal that's used by Tom Hanks in the movie Forrest Gump.

Actor Gary Sinise has spent years entertaining US servicemen with his Lt. Dan Band, named after the wounded Vietnam veteran he played in Forrest Gump.

Bubba Gump Shrimp was originally dreamt up by "Forrest Gump" author Winston Groom, although in the 1986 book, Forrest starts off by raising shrimps in Vietnam.

After gaining his degree, he was in the US Army, which included a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, before working as reporter. He wrote Forrest Gump in 1985 and it was published the following year.