Forrest

Now that's Lieutenant Dan. Lieutenant

Dan!

Forrest looks at Lt. Dan. He is a dirty with long hair.

LT. DAN

They gave you the Congressional Medal

of Honor!

FORREST

Yes sir, they sure did.

LT. DAN

They gave you an imbecile, a moron

who goes on television and makes a

fool out himself in front of the

whole damn country, the Congressional

Medal of Honor.

FORREST

Yes, sir.

LT. DAN

Well, then, that's just perfect!

Yeah, well I just got one thing to

say to that. Goddamn bless America.

Lt. Dan's wheelchair begins to slide down the ramp and spins

around on the icy ground. Forrest looks down at Lt. Dan

crashes at the bottom of the ramp.

FORREST

Lieutenant Dan!

EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREETS - NIGHT

Taxi cabs crowd the street as Forrest pushes Lt. Dan along

the sidewalk.

FORREST (V.O.)

Lieutenant Dan said he was living in

a hotel. And because he didn't have

no legs, he spent most of his time

exercising his arms.

LT. DAN

Take a right, take a right.

A taxi driver honks his horn as Forrest wheels Lt. Dan out

in front of the taxi.

TAXI DRIVER #1

Hey! Come on already!

LT. DAN

Ah!

FORREST

What are you doing here in New York,

Lieutenant Dan?

LT. DAN

I'm living off the government tit.

Sucking it dry.

A taxi skids to a stop, almost hitting them as they cross

the street. The taxi honks at Lt. Dan. Lt. Dan slaps the

bumper of the taxi.

LT. DAN

Hey! Hey! Hey! Are you blind? I'm

walking here! Ah, get out...

TAXI DRIVER #2

Why don't you go home before you

kill yourself? Get out of the way!

LT. DAN

Come on, go! Go! Go!

EXT. LT. DAN'S HOTEL ROOM - LATER

A Bob Hope Christmas special in Vietnam on television. Lt.

Dan and Forrest watch the television.

FORREST (V.O.)

I stayed with Lieutenant Dan and

celebrated the holidays.

BOB HOPE

You have a great year and hurry home.

God bless you.

LT. DAN

Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?

FORREST

I didn't know I was supposed to be

looking for him, sir.

Lt. Dan chuckles, drinks the rest of a bottle of wine and

tosses it down. He looks at Forrest. He wheels himself over

to television and turns it off.

LT. DAN

That's all these cripples, down at

the V.A., that's all they ever talk

about.

Lt. Dan picks up another bottle of port wine, but it is empty.

He tosses it onto the floor.

LT. DAN

Jesus this and Jesus that. Have I

found Jesus? They even had a priest

come and talk to me. He said God is

listening, but I have to help myself.

Now, if I accept Jesus into my heart,

I'll get to walk beside him in the

Kingdom of Heaven.

Lt. Dan tosses the empty liquor bottle down and picks another

bottle. He becomes enraged as he throws the bottle and looks

at Forrest.