Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to Perform for Marines on USO Tour to Hawaii

		The USO is a private nonprofit, charitable organization relying on contributions from individuals, organizations and corporations to support its programs for service members and their families around the world. The USO serves as the link between the American people and our men and women in uniform. The mission of the USO is to bring a touch of home to service members and their families. (PRNewsFoto/USO) WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Actor, director and producer Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will perform a concert for Marines stationed at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, March 3. Currently starring in the hit CBS series "CSI: New York," Sinise also is known to troops as Lt. Dan in "Forrest Gump." This tour is sponsored by TriWest Healthcare Alliance. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031119/USO ) This is the 22nd USO tour for Sinise, who recently performed for service members and their families at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Last year, Sinise completed a series of seven stateside USO tours with the band. He also made a solo USO tour to Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates and the USS Ronald Reagan. A long-time supporter of military personnel and veterans, Sinise was among the group of celebrities on the USO's first tour to Baghdad in June 2003. His other overseas tours include visits to troops in Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, Korea, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Following his second USO tour to Iraq, where he visited with school children, Sinise co- founded Operation Iraqi Children, which provides educational materials to students in Iraq through donations from the American people. "TriWest is proud to partner with the USO to bring Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to entertain troops and their families at Kaneohe Bay," said TriWest president and CEO David J. McIntyre, Jr. "Gary shares the TriWest spirit and dedication to supporting America's military families and has demonstrated that commitment in innumerable ways," McIntyre added. About the USO: For more than 65 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems North America, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca- Cola Company, Military Channel, S & K Sales Co., TriWest Healthcare Alliance and The Walt Disney Company. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at http://www.uso.org. CONTACT: Reggie Borges, (703) 908-6471 rborges@uso.org Marine Corps Base, Kaneohe Bay Lt. Binford Strickland (808) 257-8870 Binford.strickland@usmc.mil