Gary Sinise

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?

Yeah, we provide all kinds of services at the Gary Sinise Foundation to just keep people whole. Certainly have been a lot of broken people over the years, you know, with the withdrawal from Afghanistan. and the difficulty there and 20 years of sacrifice and the Taliban taking back the country and young girls going back into slavery after that.

Yeah, we provide all kinds of services at the Gary Sinise Foundation to just keep people whole. Certainly have been a lot of broken people over the years, you know, with the withdrawal from Afghanistan. and the difficulty there and 20 years of sacrifice and the Taliban taking back the country and young girls going back into slavery after that.

You have a lot of veterans that served there that were really struggling with that quite a bit and have been. And we continue to provide multiple services on many fronts to try to help them and their families.

You have a lot of veterans that served there that were really struggling with that quite a bit and have been. And we continue to provide multiple services on many fronts to try to help them and their families.

brothers after war is part of our wellness program at the gary sinise foundation like jake said he'll be doing workshops with both movies he'll be doing workshops for active duty and he'll be doing workshops with brothers after war for veterans and we've had to expand that i said to him at one point jake you know what you want to expand this program but you can't do it all by yourself so we have to have additional counselors and additional trainers

brothers after war is part of our wellness program at the gary sinise foundation like jake said he'll be doing workshops with both movies he'll be doing workshops for active duty and he'll be doing workshops with brothers after war for veterans and we've had to expand that i said to him at one point jake you know what you want to expand this program but you can't do it all by yourself so we have to have additional counselors and additional trainers

people that can really train folks in giving them the tools that we're trying to give them to move on with their lives. It's all about moving on in a positive way. I've had this conversation with Jake many times. When I played Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, the good thing about that story is that it's a happy ending at the end, right? You've got a guy who goes off to war.

people that can really train folks in giving them the tools that we're trying to give them to move on with their lives. It's all about moving on in a positive way. I've had this conversation with Jake many times. When I played Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, the good thing about that story is that it's a happy ending at the end, right? You've got a guy who goes off to war.