Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to Perform for Troops in California March 13

WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor, director and producer Gary Sinise is embarking on his tenth USO tour to provide a morale boost to Marines, sailors and their family members stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sinise, together with the Lt. Dan Band, will perform a free show March 13, at 2:00 p.m., at Sunset Cinema. Best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as Lt. Dan in "Forrest Gump," Sinise is a strong supporter of the military. Currently, he is starring in the new hit series "CSI: New York" on CBS.

Last year, Sinise visited troops in Diego Garcia, Singapore, Korea, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Germany and Italy. He also has visited troops wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom who are recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. Since June, Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band have entertained military personnel stationed at several military posts across the United States.

Following a USO tour to Iraq, during which he visited with Iraqi school children, Sinise co-founded Operation Iraqi Children, which provides educational materials to students in Iraq through the generosity of the American people. For more information, visit http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/.

Soon after high school graduation, Sinise founded Chicago's influential Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Later, starring on Broadway in "The Grapes of Wrath," the talented actor earned a Tony nomination. His big screen debut came in 1992's "A Midnight Clear." Performances as title characters in the biopics "Truman" (for which he won a Cable Ace Award and a Golden Globe) and "George Wallace" (for which he won an Emmy) earned him the reputation of one of America's most versatile actors. Other film credits include "Apollo 13," "The Green Mile" and, most recently, "The Forgotten."

For more than 64 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale and recreation-type services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by World Partners Avon Products, Inc., AT& T Corporation, BAE SYSTEMS, Bass Pro Shops, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Clear Channel Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, Computer Systems Center, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Military Channel, Morgan Stanley, National Football League, Northwest Airlines, Reader's Digest, Sara Lee, S & K Sales Company, TriWest Health Care Alliance, the USAA Foundation and The Walt Disney Company. Other corporate donors, including Walgreens and the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at http://www.uso.org/.