{"id":1131057,"date":"2021-12-18T17:29:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T22:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131057"},"modified":"2021-12-18T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T22:29:07","slug":"gary-sinise-brings-christmas-cheer-to-over-750-families-of-fallen-u-s-service-members-with-snowball-express-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gary-sinise-brings-christmas-cheer-to-over-750-families-of-fallen-u-s-service-members-with-snowball-express-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Sinise Brings Christmas Cheer to over 750 Families of Fallen U.S. Service Members with Snowball Express Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgary-sinise-brings-christmas-cheer-to-over-750-families-of-fallen-u-s-service-members-with-snowball-express-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/garysinisesnowball1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The name Gary Sinise is synonymous with selfless service. And true to form, the&nbsp;<em>Forrest Gump,<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Apollo 13,<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>CSI: NY&nbsp;<\/em>star and his eponymous Foundation honored more than 750 families of fallen military service members this week with its annual&nbsp;Snowball Express event, connecting families with celebrities who showered them with uplifting messages and praise.<\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic derailed the foundation\u2019s usually ritual of flying the families to the Walt Disney World Resort, which had been custom since 2018. This year\u2019s event (like last year\u2019s, watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2020\/12\/09\/a-listers-honor-military-families-for-gary-sinise-foundation-supporting-families-of-fallen-soldiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>) was&nbsp;hosted online.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cImagine you are a child and you\u2019ve just been told your parent is never coming home,\u201d Gary&nbsp;Sinise&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VA2I8c6I5QM\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in a video recently shared on his foundation\u2019s social media channel, explaining that \u201cAt the Gary Sinise Foundation we serve thousands of the children of our fallen heroes through our Snowball Express program.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Watch&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><b><i>below:&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gary Sinise Foundation 2021 Virtual Snowball Express - A Weekend to Remember\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VA2I8c6I5QM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd on December 11th we brought 1800 of these children together for a virtual online event of healing and joy, and many of my pals sent in messages of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messages to family members at this year\u2019s Snowball Express came from Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Steve Buscemi, Matthew McConaughey, Kristen Bell, Simone Biles, Gordon Ramsay, Caeleb Dressel, Jordan Chiles, Brett Goldstein, Joe Mantegna, Norman Reedus, Tom Kenny, Zachary Levi, Stephen Boss, Allison Holker Boss, Kelli Erdmann, Preston Arsement, Laurie Metcalf, Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Eddie Cahill, Dean Cain, Gary LeVox and Mike Rowe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"23.451704545455\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"25.255681818182\">\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\"><em><strong><i>Jerome Hudson is&nbsp;Breitbart News Entertainment Editor and&nbsp;author of the book <\/i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0063027658\/?tag=breitbart035-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><\/a><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0063027658\/?tag=breitbart035-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">.<\/a><i>&nbsp;<\/i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0063027658\/?tag=breitbart035-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Order<\/a><i> your copy today. Follow <\/i><a class=\" x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeromeehudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerome Hudson<\/a><i>&nbsp;on <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeromeehudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Twitter<\/a>, <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeromeehudson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">instagram<\/a>,&nbsp;and Parlor&nbsp;<\/i><a class=\" x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeromeehudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jeromeehudson<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name Gary Sinise is synonymous with selfless service. 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