Actor Gary Sinise Headlines Friday Concert

    A benefit concert headlined by actor and musician Gary Sinise is  being held at Coast Guard Island in Alameda on Friday.
    The "Lt. Dan Band," which got its name from Sinise's role as a  Vietnam War soldier in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump," will play a free concert  dedicated to military members, veterans and their families, U.S. Coast Guard  officials said.
    Sinise, who currently stars as a detective on the CBS television  show "CSI: NY," moonlights as a bass player in the band, which has performed  for thousands of military members stationed in the U.S. and overseas.
    Sinise has veterans in his family and has been working with  military groups since the 1980s, according to the Coast Guard.
    The concert, which will be held in the base gym at Coast Guard  Island, will not be open to the public.
    Information about the band's public concerts are available on its  website, www.ltdanband.com.