Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, (left), greets Academy Award-nominated actor Gary Sinise, upon his arrival to the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, June 24, 2015. Sinise traveled to the bayou state with 50 WWII veterans as part of a program organized by the Gary Sinise Foundation to honor them for their service to the country. Sinise and numerous volunteers escorted the veterans to the WWII Museum after a welcome ceremony held at the airport.