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Though Native Americans inhabited the Island for thousands of years prior, Fripp Island was first discovered by Europeans in the early 17th century. Fripp Island was named for the British Captain Johannes Fripp, charged with protecting Carolina from Spanish attacks throughout the mid-17th century.
Forrest was a member of the United States Army in the film, and during his time in the military he was deployed for the Vietnam war. The film crews and Tom Hanks did not actually travel to Vietnam to recreate the war scenes. Instead, they were filmed at Hunting Island State Park and Fripp Island in South Carolina.