After getting hurt in the war, Forrest was sent to a hospital to recover himself. There were a lot of people who had been badly hurt in that hospital, so Forrest was a lucky one. In the hospital, Forrest met another best friend in his life, whose name was Dan. Dan was a teacher of history but just because the war, he was forced to join the army. He was all burnt and had tubes going in and out of him everyplace. But he was not like the other people crying all night, he was quiet, and he liked to talk with Forrest. He thought Forrest was not an idiot; he thought Forrest just had his own way to do a lot of things. Forrest learnt a lot from Dan, he had learnt the philosophy of life. So he went to accompany Dan every afternoon, played the harmonica for him.
After several weeks, Forrest felt better; he could go around the hospital to take in the sights. One day he found another guy feed shrimp in a little place with water, the shrimp makes Forrest missed Bubba, their shrimp boat and then he wanted to go back home to feed shrimp by himself, leaving with his mother. In his spare time, Forrest began to play ping-pong; he found he can play it very well after a few days.
One day, Forrest was informed that he was been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for extreme heroism, he should go back to the US for the award. He wanted to tell Dan this good news, but Dan was sent back to the US for better care. There is also some news from Forrest’s home. His mother wrote to him that their home was ruined by the fire and they had no insurance so his mother had to find other place to live. Another letter came from Jenny, she said she was worried about Forrest; she was playing in a musical band near the Harvard University to earn money. Forrest wanted to go back to see his mother and her. Before he left the hospital, Forrest received the letter from Dan, the letter told that he also missed Forrest, and encouraged Forrest never gave up. After read the letter, Forrest began to go back the US for the award.
