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News and Articles on Laura Hillenbrand
Lt. Dan Band helps post honor spouses ... Navy SEAL_presented veteran\'s medal ... Honoring President Truman ... Tax Center volunteers save Soldiers $451K ... English classes valuable to international community ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Thursday, May 14, 2009 Lt. Dan Band vocalist Jeff Vezain; guitarist, vocalist and veteran Kimo Williams; and bassist Gary Sinise, known for his roles in "Forrest Gump" and on "CSI:NY," entertain Fort Leavenworth troops, spouses and other community members May 8 at Merritt Lake. Lamp photo by Prudence Siebert. Lt. Dan Band helps post honor spouses May 15, 2009
The organization, which Sinise co-founded in 2004 with author Laura Hillenbrand, collects and distributes school supplies to the children of Iraq. Sinise said he was interested in music when he was a child and started playing again about 10 years ago. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Heroes in hard times: Great racing helped Churchill Downs weather the Depression Apr 29, 2009
As Laura Hillenbrand noted in her Depression-era tale Seabiscuit, horse racing's dramatic action was suited to narration, and it found a perfect conduit through the radio. There were physical changes to Churchill Downs as well. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Veteran Wisdom Apr 17, 2009
OIC is an organization founded in early 2004 by actor Gary Sinise of "Forrest Gump," "Apollo 13" and "CSI: NY" and author Laura Hillenbrand, who wrote "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," according to the American Airlines Press release. American Airlines donated a Boeing 767 jet to OIC for the trip, and contacted Allen Burks to see if the Unsung Hero Fund would also like to participate. (The Battalion, TX)
Monday Night at the Movies: 'Seabiscuit' portrays a hero for hard timesLocal presentation to cover Depression-era entertainment Mar 20, 2009
Written by Laura Hillenbrand and Gary Ross, the movie was nominated for seven Oscars, including best cinematography, best writing and best picture. It won an ASCAP Award for Top Box Office Films, an ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, a USC Scripter Award and more than 25 other award nominations. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
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