Lieutenant Dan became an overnight sensation riding out Hurricane Milton. Then his long criminal past came to light - Joseph Malinkowski became a ‘cult hero’ overnight for his defiant stand in ...

A TikTok star known as "Lieutenant Dan" has now survived two dangerous hurricanes in a row from his small sailboat he has positioned in Tampa in lieu of constant pleas from followers and public ...

A guy whom I have admired for a long time is actor Gary Sinise. Many know him as the wheelchair- bound wounded Vietnam vet Lieutenant Dan Taylor in the blockbuster film, “Forrest Gump.” He is ...

Joseph Malinowski, who locals nicknamed Lieutenant Dan after the beloved Vietnam vet character in “Forrest Gump” played by Gary Sinise, explained his reasoning to TikToker Terrence Concannon ...

In Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan Taylor serves as Forrest's platoon leader during the Vietnam War and later becomes his shrimp boat partner. Malinowsky’s followers see a parallel between his life ...

Dan is a decorated USAF Veteran – having flown in both Vietnam and Desert Storm – and is a retired USAF Lt. Colonel, with 22 years of service. Dan is a member of the Reserve Officer’s ...

Joe's nickname is due to the fact that his leg was amputated below the knee. In Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan lost both of his legs below the knee during the Vietnam War.

A Florida man dubbed "Lieutenant Dan" has remarkably survived the worst Hurricane Milton could at throw at him after defying orders to leave his boat. Joseph Malinowski, who lost a leg in a car ...

His seafaring lodgings and single leg earned him the moniker of “Lieutenant Dan” — a reference to the scraggly Vietnam War veteran in the Oscar-winning movie Forrest Gump. In the days before the ...

Joseph Malinkowski became a ‘cult hero’ overnight for his defiant stand in the face of Hurricane Milton. Mike Bedigan and Kelly Rissman delve into his sprawling criminal history that rocked ...