The post West Point Alumni Pull Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks, Report Says appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline West Point’s alumni association canceled an award ceremony to honor actor Tom Hanks, the Washington Post reported Saturday, representing the latest apparent shift at the storied military academy under the Trump administration. Hanks, 69, was scheduled to be recognized as an “outstanding citizen” who reflected the military academy’s ideals. 2025 Invision Key Facts Retired Col. Mark Bieger told West Point faculty on Friday the West Point Association of Graduates would no longer hold a ceremony to give Hanks, 69, the Sylvanus Thayer Award, the Washington Post reported, citing a copy of Bieger’s message. Bieger wrote in his email the decision was made to allow the academy to “continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army.” West Point’s alumni association did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Why Was West Point Honoring Tom Hanks? The West Point Association of Graduates announced in June that Hanks would receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award to recognize him as an “outstanding citizen” who represents the academy’s ideals of “duty, honor, country.” Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, who chairs the alumni association, credited Hanks in a statement as having done more “for the positive portrayal of the American service member, more for the caring of the American veteran, their caregivers and their family, and more for the American space program and all branches of government than many other Americans.” Hanks, who portrayed service members in films “Saving Private Ryan,” “Forrest Gump” and “Greyhound,” was also lauded for producing World War II miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” The actor also spearheaded an effort to create the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and supported initiatives for a President Dwight… The post West Point Alumni Pull Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks, Report Says appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline West Point’s alumni association canceled an award ceremony to honor actor Tom Hanks, the Washington Post reported Saturday, representing the latest apparent shift at the storied military academy under the Trump administration. Hanks, 69, was scheduled to be recognized as an “outstanding citizen” who reflected the military academy’s ideals. 2025 Invision Key Facts Retired Col. Mark Bieger told West Point faculty on Friday the West Point Association of Graduates would no longer hold a ceremony to give Hanks, 69, the Sylvanus Thayer Award, the Washington Post reported, citing a copy of Bieger’s message. Bieger wrote in his email the decision was made to allow the academy to “continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army.” West Point’s alumni association did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Why Was West Point Honoring Tom Hanks? The West Point Association of Graduates announced in June that Hanks would receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award to recognize him as an “outstanding citizen” who represents the academy’s ideals of “duty, honor, country.” Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, who chairs the alumni association, credited Hanks in a statement as having done more “for the positive portrayal of the American service member, more for the caring of the American veteran, their caregivers and their family, and more for the American space program and all branches of government than many other Americans.” Hanks, who portrayed service members in films “Saving Private Ryan,” “Forrest Gump” and “Greyhound,” was also lauded for producing World War II miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” The actor also spearheaded an effort to create the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and supported initiatives for a President Dwight…