By Jessica Battaglia. In 1981 at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia, a man named Forrest Gump recounts his life story to strangers who sit next to him on a bench. Sinise read Lewis Puller Jr. 's "Fortunate Son" to prepare for the role. 's to which Forrest and Bubba salute him but Lt. Dan angrily tells them, \"Whoa get your damn hands down! Read 13th point - they have mentioned about the leg - A special blue fabric covered the lower legs of Gary Sinise. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was nominated for multiple Tony Awards and an Academy Award. Forrest Gump : yes sir. In the movie Forrest Gump and Bubba meet lieutenant Taylor in Vietnam 1967. Do not salute me, there are goddamn snipers all over the area who'd love to grease an officer.\" He then looks at Bubba's lip and asks him what's wrong with it, to which Bubba tells Lt. Dan that he was born with big gums. 2 days ago I was reading a blog post regarding facts about Forrest Gump. Lieutenant Daniel Taylor : they gave you, an imbecile, a moron who goes on television and makes a fool out of himself in front of the whole damn country, the Congressional Medal of Honor. It’s been 20 years since “Forrest Gump” debuted on the silver screen and nearly a generation later, its characters still resonate with today’s service members.. Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, director, musician, producer and philanthropist. Forrest Gump : yes sir, they surely did. You think being a Marine is … When they first meet him Lt. Dan calls them his F.N.G.