This is, of course, a fictional character in
the 1994 Paramount
Pictures motion picture by the same name. Played by Tom Hanks,
Forrest Gump was depicted as being a member of A Company, 2nd Battalion
of the 47th Infantry.
Is this the 9th Infantry Division's most famous 'veteran'?
Forrest Gump as hero, speaking to a peace rally
from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
