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known for his role in forrest gump. how did the idea of supporting veteran causes become so near and dear to your heart? it probably starts with the veterans in my own family. and on my side of the family. and it goes back to world war i or world war ii korea era. he started the gary since foundation in 2011. and has since raised some $300 million to help thousands of veterans. what is it that we may not get in the veteran experience? there are a lot of service members that are struggling in violence. the invisible wounds of war that s what we call them. it says, gary thanks for believing. a switch is one of the reasons he funded this very public reckoning with his own wounds of war. are you surprised at the reaction? well i am humbled by the reaction. i had this sister through two years she said you guys should be into ours with my baby brother has been trying
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independence fund. with the track chairs. i got involved with them in 08. your foundation itself, it gives money, it does what? well one of the programs we have is called r.i.s.e. restoring independence supporting empowerment. we want to provide specially adapted housing for wounded vets. mobility devices, track chairs, that kind of thing. right. adapted vehicles. we want to do things that are going to empower them give them their independence back. that s very very very important. you played an amputee in forrest gump and got to talk to some of the vets and got i guess empathy. is that the word? empathy for them that you felt it was your mission to do this? well partially and i had been involved with vietnam veterans groups going back to the 80s so i had very serious compassion for them. what was it that attracted you to the military side of it? the military in my family first of all. on my side of the family world war i, world war ii korea era. then my wife s si