Getting to College and the Army.

While Forrest was in high school, he still had bullies. One time, though, the bullies helped him more than they hurt him. As he was running away from a group of bullies he interrupted the football practice by sprinting across the field at an incredibly fast speed. This impressed the coach, who gave Forrest a spot on the team. Needless to say, Forrest led the team to many victories, which earned him a scholarship to the University of Alabama for football. At Forrest’s graduation, an army recruiter approached him and encouraged him to join. Forrest did, and on the bus ride there, he met Bubba, his soon-to-be best friend. After being involved in drills for a while, Forrest learns that he is being deployed to Vietnam. Here, Bubba and Forrest meet their Lieutenant, Dan. During an ambush of Lieutenant Dan, Forrest, and Bubba, and the rest of the men in their platoon, many were injured. Forrest becomes scared and runs away but soon turns around after becoming concerned for Bubba. He finds Bubba, who is slowly dying. After Bubba said his final words, Forrest went on to find Lieutenant Dan and then carried him back to safety. Forrest was then shot in the rear end and taken to an army hospital, where Lieutenant Dan was, to recover. Lieutenant Dan was angry with Forrest for “cheating him out of his destiny” and forcing him to now live as a crippled. Forrest, on the other hand, just wanted to save his Lieutenant’s life.