During Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, presenter Gary Sinise took an unscripted moment to thank the men and women fighting for our country. The comment was brief, but heartfelt and well received to much applause.
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It wasn’t just those in the audience who appreciated the sentiment. As IJ Review pointed out, in their piece of “Gary Sinise interrupts the Grammys to Deliver a Patriotically Un-Hollywood Message,” many on Twitter were also fans of the shout-out to the troops.
This included Dana Loesch, Monica Crowley, and Carson Daly.
The always fantastic @GarySinise gives a shout out to the military as he presents at the #GRAMMYs.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 16, 2016
So great to see American patriot @GarySinise present an award at the #GRAMMYs & give a shout-out to our troops.
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) February 16, 2016
Love @GarySinise for always always keeping our troops in mind no matter where he is or what he’s doing. #respect #GRAMMYs
— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) February 16, 2016
British chef Robert Irvine even sent out two tweets on Sinise’s remarks.
. Love the shout out to our great Heros of our Military @GarySinise . Total Class Act @CBS ????
— Robert Irvine (@RobertIrvine) February 16, 2016
. @GarySinise Always Very Proud of you ,Tonight you as Always put others before yourself. Great shout out to Our Military worldwide ????
— Robert Irvine (@RobertIrvine) February 16, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense also took notice.
Thank you to @GarySinise for acknowledging deployed service members at the #Grammys #RealHeroes
— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) February 16, 2016
Gary Sinise is an actor not only known for his role of Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump, but also for his dedication to the troops. He is part of the Lt. Dan Band and his organization, the Gary Sinise Foundation, describes itself as one which “serve[s] our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need.”
