04/25/2022
On , we recognize Vietnam veteran and actor Dennis Franz. A good friend of our very own Gary Sinise, Franz is best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue. While serving in Vietnam, Dennis was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. His unit saw combat, and his overseas experiences left a profound mark on him. "I was curious about the military service and went into the Army," said Franz. "It was a very traumatic, life-changing experience… I'm not as frivolous as I once was. I experienced death over there and losing friends. I got as close to being shot as I care to. I could feel and hear bullets whizzing over my head, and that shakes you up quite a bit."
On behalf of Gary and all of us at GSF, we salute you!
