NEW HAVEN, Mo. - Actor Gary Sinise is making his mark--not in Hollywood, but in New Haven, Missouri, where an injured police officer’s life is about to change in a big way.

Adam Sullentrup and his wife, Michelle, will soon move into a brand new home, thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation.

“It will be great for his recovery,” Michelle said.

The custom, high-tech home for the Sullentrups is part of the GSF’s R.I.S.E. program, which builds mortgage-free homes for seriously injured veterans and law enforcement officers.

Sullentrup worked for the Hermann Police Department. In March of 2023, a suspect was under arrest when he opened fire on Sullentrup and his partner, Det. Sgt. Mason Griffith.

Griffith did not survive.

Sullentrup suffered a head injury and had to re-learn how to walk and speak. The Sullentrup family and the Hermann Police Department will never forget that day the two heroes came under fire.

They also won’t forget this past Thursday morning. That’s when the community gathered as the Gary Sinise Foundation hosted a “Walls of Honor” event.

With construction of the home halfway completed, family, friends and members of the community were given the opportunity to write special notes of love and gratitude on the walls.

It was also an opportunity for Sullentrup to share his own gratitude. 

“Thank you, Gary Sinise Foundation, for this gorgeous new house,” he said.

The Gary Sinise Foundation is able to make these new homes possible thanks to donations from various partners, companies, as well as the American public.

The Foundation has built homes for Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Legrand Strickland, former Arnold Police Officer Ryan O’Connor and former Ballwin Police Officer Michael Flamion. 

While Sinise is an acclaimed actor in film and television, he is a rockstar in his own right through his foundation, which he established in 2011, as an extension of his ongoing work supporting the nation’s heroes.

He spoke with FOX 2 in 2023 about the importance of recognizing first responders.

“The people that are out there that are trying to protect us–you know, day in and day out–I want them to know that someone like me, that is on television, and the movies - appreciates what they do,” Sinise said.

Sullentrup’s mother, Verna, was moved by the event. 

“Adam greatly appreciates it. You can see the look on his face, the smile on his face,” she said.

The new home is expected to be completed in spring.