Forrest Gump Intentions

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Forrest Gump is an average man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. His 'Mama' is someone who is willing to do whatever she has to do to make sure her son gets a fair chance at life and teaches Forrest the way the world works, leaving him to choose his destiny. As a young boy he falls in love with his best and only friend, Jenny Curran. From there Forrest gets older and ends up being able to go to college on a football scholarship. Upon graduation, he joins the army for service in Vietnam where he meets new friends named Bubba and Lieutenant Dan, who he ends up saving from death and thus earning himself a Medal of Honor. After his time in the service is complete, Gump goes on to do a multitude of different things such as creating the famous

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