well, well, captain forrest gump. i had to see this for myself. and, i told you if you were ever a shrimp boat captain, that i would be your first mate, well, here i am. i am a man of my world. okay. yeah. but you don t you be thinking that i m going to be calling you sir. no, sir. steve and there goes the operation. ainsley: the iconic role of dan in forrest gump ended up changing millions of lives especially the man who played him. steve: in 1994, gary sinise was honored by the disabled veteran administration for playing that role that brought, quote, the sacrifice of disabled