Actor Gary Sinise, known for his role as Lieutenant Dan in the film Forrest Gump, played a concert last night with his Lt. Dan Band to raise money for a North Carolina soldier who lost both legs and one arm while serving in Afghanistan. Corporal J.B. Kerns will get a custom home from Sinise's foundation which has helped build several technological smart homes to meet the needs of wounded veterans.
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Jessica Biel, and Samuel L. Jackson. When enough A-list Hollywood actors come together for a cause, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks will follow. Tomorrow night, at 8:00pm Eastern/Pacific and 7:00 Central, even cable channels will clear their schedules to broadcast a commercial-free one-hour fundraiser produced by the entertainment-industry-favorite, Stand Up to Cancer, co-founded by Katie Couric.
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