Gary Sinise

Well, because, thank you, John, because of the first film. In the days that Jake was making that movie, I had made a commitment to...

Well, because, thank you, John, because of the first film. In the days that Jake was making that movie, I had made a commitment to...

just do everything i could to try to help our service members out and i was trying to use the spotlight that i had on television with csi new york and some of the popularity of that to take that spotlight and shine it on what our service members and military families were going through

just do everything i could to try to help our service members out and i was trying to use the spotlight that i had on television with csi new york and some of the popularity of that to take that spotlight and shine it on what our service members and military families were going through

And when I saw Jake's movie, it was just so perfectly aligned with the messages that I was trying to kind of get out to the American people about what our service members were doing overseas and how we should support them and the difficulties of military, active military duty life. And that's what the first movie is about. So it was like this beautiful gem kind of came right at the time where

And when I saw Jake's movie, it was just so perfectly aligned with the messages that I was trying to kind of get out to the American people about what our service members were doing overseas and how we should support them and the difficulties of military, active military duty life. And that's what the first movie is about. So it was like this beautiful gem kind of came right at the time where

I was kind of that's my wheelhouse there. And that's why I signed on to help Jake and to try to do everything I could to draw attention to that first movie. And we had a very successful run, really, for a documentary of the first movie. Jake and I have talked about this. It got a theatrical run. It got DVD. It was on television. I mean, it really did well for a documentary.

I was kind of that's my wheelhouse there. And that's why I signed on to help Jake and to try to do everything I could to draw attention to that first movie. And we had a very successful run, really, for a documentary of the first movie. Jake and I have talked about this. It got a theatrical run. It got DVD. It was on television. I mean, it really did well for a documentary.

And as Jake said, out of that grew the workshops that he began doing on military bases all over the country, all over the place. Just thousands of service members have seen the brothers at war. Jake and I were talking at a certain point.

And as Jake said, out of that grew the workshops that he began doing on military bases all over the country, all over the place. Just thousands of service members have seen the brothers at war. Jake and I were talking at a certain point.

probably about gosh it was pre-pandemic so it goes back probably five to six years now maybe oh even back to 2015 gary is when we first started talking about it and then we shot some of the scenes in 2016 and 17 and then it kept evolving it was that long 10 years yep wow i remember being in my office jake and you and norman were there and we started talking was that was that when it was was it that 2015

probably about gosh it was pre-pandemic so it goes back probably five to six years now maybe oh even back to 2015 gary is when we first started talking about it and then we shot some of the scenes in 2016 and 17 and then it kept evolving it was that long 10 years yep wow i remember being in my office jake and you and norman were there and we started talking was that was that when it was was it that 2015

I remember the first idea for it. I was curious about what happened to the people that were in the first movie. And I remember asking Jake, how many of them had you stayed in touch with? How many of them are in the service still, out of the service? What's going on with them? And those initial conversations, God, if they were 10 years ago, that's amazing.

I remember the first idea for it. I was curious about what happened to the people that were in the first movie. And I remember asking Jake, how many of them had you stayed in touch with? How many of them are in the service still, out of the service? What's going on with them? And those initial conversations, God, if they were 10 years ago, that's amazing.

But that started the ball rolling and Jake started his wheels going and You know, when Jake gets going, it's a good thing. So we eventually we came to the realization that Brothers After War, which now looks at the transition from military service, active duty military, transitioning out of the military into the civilian world and the challenges that our veterans face.

But that started the ball rolling and Jake started his wheels going and You know, when Jake gets going, it's a good thing. So we eventually we came to the realization that Brothers After War, which now looks at the transition from military service, active duty military, transitioning out of the military into the civilian world and the challenges that our veterans face.

That's what this second movie is about. My foundation is very simple. That's our mission, is to support the men and women who serve our country and our veterans and first responders, and to try to help them where needed. And that's why we decided at the Gary Sinise Foundation that we were going to sponsor the film

That's what this second movie is about. My foundation is very simple. That's our mission, is to support the men and women who serve our country and our veterans and first responders, and to try to help them where needed. And that's why we decided at the Gary Sinise Foundation that we were going to sponsor the film

Because it was surely going to not only lead to some good things like what happened to the first film and the workshops that came out of that, but also ongoing support. Because I think the movie really speaks to that question of what is it like for our service members to come home and what can we do to support them?

Because it was surely going to not only lead to some good things like what happened to the first film and the workshops that came out of that, but also ongoing support. Because I think the movie really speaks to that question of what is it like for our service members to come home and what can we do to support them?