Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional character interpreted by the actor Gary Sinise for the film Forrest Gump.
This character is a lieutenant during the Vietnam war. In a battle he is saved by Forrest Gump, but also loses both of his legs. After his retirement, Dan Taylor encounters Forrest after his interview with Dick Cavett and John Lennon on Cavett's talk show. He decides to join Forrest on his shrimp cutter. After a storm and lucky gains, they found the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, in memory of Forrest's best friend and comrade during the Vietnam war, Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, who had always the dream of his own shrimp company.
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