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A review by sonia_reppe
Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise
5.0
Even before Sinise was Lieutenant Dan, he already had a passion for supporting our military. He produced and acted in a play about Vietnam vets, performing it with the Steppenwolf Theater.
I needed to read about some gratitude. Even though this memoir has been on the shelf for a couple of years, this fall of 2021 is when I was drawn to it, because of the title. It's uplifting to read about a good, caring, grateful person.
In highschool during the Vietnam draft, he got into theater because the drama teacher reached out to him and his friends. I loved this. He talks about being in West Side Story, and I loved learning about how he started Steppenwolf.
His wife was a cast member of Steppenwolf. It's interesting that she came from a military family, and she became an actor, but was destined to be the wife of an actor who became embraced for his portrayal of a military person.
He is a can-do guy, a man of action. A very cool guy. His foundation builds houses for vets and his band, the Lieutenant Dan Band exclusively plays for military servicemen and women. Makes me grateful that there are people like this in the world.
I needed to read about some gratitude. Even though this memoir has been on the shelf for a couple of years, this fall of 2021 is when I was drawn to it, because of the title. It's uplifting to read about a good, caring, grateful person.
In highschool during the Vietnam draft, he got into theater because the drama teacher reached out to him and his friends. I loved this. He talks about being in West Side Story, and I loved learning about how he started Steppenwolf.
His wife was a cast member of Steppenwolf. It's interesting that she came from a military family, and she became an actor, but was destined to be the wife of an actor who became embraced for his portrayal of a military person.
He is a can-do guy, a man of action. A very cool guy. His foundation builds houses for vets and his band, the Lieutenant Dan Band exclusively plays for military servicemen and women. Makes me grateful that there are people like this in the world.