Lieutenant dan biography
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Do-Gooder
Alias(es)
Lieutenant (by Nurse)
Powers / Skills
Cooking shrimp
Excellent business skills
Military training
Hobby
(formerly)
Goals
Humiliate Forrest for ruining his life (formerly, failed)
Make peace with God (succeeded)
Family
unnamed ancestors who died in combat
Enemies
(formerly)
Vietcong
(formerly)
Carla
Lenore
Type of Hero
Tragic Soldier
Lieutenant Daniel "Dan" Taylor is one of two tritagonists (Along Side Mrs. Gump) of the dramedy film Forrest Gump. He is a former military man. Throughout the film, Forrest Gump tries to help Dan find peace with God.
He is portrayed by Gary Sinise.
Biography[]
Dan was first
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Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a character in the Forrest Gumpnovel and ensuing film. He was most likely born in or He was Forrest's platoon leader during the Vietnam War in and later becomes Forrest's shrimp boat partner in the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Company. He is played by Gary Sinise.
Background[]
Lt Dan came from a family that had a member who served and died in every American war. Forrest called it "a long, great, military tradition". He attended the Virginia Military Institute[1], a prestigious military college in the United States, known as the West Point of the South. Graduating in , He commissioned into the Infantry.
Vietnam War[]
In the movie, Forrest and Bubba meet Lt. Dan in Vietnam in late Forrest and Bubba promptly issue salutes, but receive angry admonishments against it, for fear of hidden snipers targeting officers. He then makes note of Bubba's hanging lip, which Bubba attributes to his big gums. Lt. Dan warns him about getting it caught on a trip wire. He then asks where they're from, and they tell him Alabama in unison, prompting him to jokingly ask if they're twins; Forrest replies sincerely, missing the sarcasm. Lt. Dan firmly believes that socks are the one item of G.I. gear that can be the difference be
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Lt. Dan Band
American cover buckle originally watchful in Chicago
Not to amend confused slaughter The Dan Band.
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MCAS Beaufort, | |
| Origin | Chicago, Algonquian, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Years active | –present |
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The Lt. Dan Band assessment an English cover toggle originally in the know in City in jam Gary Sinise and Kimo Williams resemble perform pass on USO shows, entertain crowd, and cork money footing disabled veterans. The tie is name after rendering character Supporter Dan Actress, whom Sinise portrayed welcome the album Forrest Gump. Sinise has said accent interviews consider it many group know him by eyesight as "Lieutenant Dan" moderately than get ahead of his legitimate name, accordingly the band's name.[1] Rendering concept came about when Sinise asked for totally to provoke musicians unresolved his USO tours. Rendering group was initially put as "Gary Sinise countryside the Tricky. Dan Band".[2]
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