I think it’s great that the awards ceremony for Hollywood has-been Tom Hanks has been pulled and all, but the question remains… Why would West Point honor a POS like Hanks in the first place? Aren’t there are more pressing issues to deal with instead of honoring losers like Forrest Gump?
Actor Tom Hanks will no longer be honored by the alumni association of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. A desire for the venerable Army service academy to focus on its key task of preparing future officers for war is reportedly behind the institution’s move to distance itself from one of Hollywood’s arch Trump haters.
A copy of Bieger’s missive was reviewed and verified by the outlet, thus confirming Hanks, 69, will no longer receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award, which recognizes an “outstanding citizen.”
According to the Post report, Bieger detailed the alumni association, in coordination with the academy, “will not be holding the Thayer Award ceremony” as originally scheduled and apologized for the cancellation.
The email did not say whether Hanks’s award has been revoked or if it will be presented in an alternative format.