Media Coverage
Bryan’s story has received extensive media coverage including a cover story in USA Today, two feature articles in Esquire Magazine (one a cover shot in January 2007), as well as numerous articles in major newspapers and publications, from his hometown Chicago Sun Times to the LA Times and NY Times. He recently appeared in a 60 Minutes segment profiling Gary Sinese.
Bryan has appeared in the HBO Documentary, Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, and in a CSI:NY episode titled, DOA for a DAY as a murder suspect. He appeared in the Golden Globe Award winning film, The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, and appeared in an episode of ‘Hawaii 5-0’. Bryan was interviewed by MTV News, ‘Choose or Lose Street Team and has appeared on the daytime drama, ‘All My Children.’
Bryan was the subject of the Captain America comic, ‘Theater of War – to soldier on,’ released in August 2009.
On Veterans Day 2011 Bryan hosted Reporting For Service with Bryan Anderson in which he explored his passion for volunteerism and service in his home town of Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. As the host of the show, Bryan won a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Human Interest Programming. You can see excerpts of the Emmys, including Bryan accepting his award and a post acceptance interview here. Bryan’s award is presented at 02:14.
Bryan co-authored his memoir titled No Turning Back, which was released by Penguin Publishing in November 2012.
In 2015 Bryan appeared in the blockbuster movie American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper, directed by Client Eastwood.
In 2023, The Gary Sinise Foundation dedicated a custom built “forever home” to Bryan.
Esquire Magazine
Click here for the February 16, 2008 article
Click here for the November 11, 2009 article
LA Times
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