A West Point alumni group has abruptly canceled its upcoming award ceremony for Oscar-winning actor and prominent President Joe Biden supporter Tom Hanks.
The prestigious U.S. Military Academy, located north of New York City, had planned to honor the 69-year-old Forrest Gump star with the Sylvanus Thayer Award at a ceremony on September 25. The award is traditionally presented to an “outstanding citizen” who is not an alumnus of the academy but exemplifies its ideals of “duty, honor, and country.” Former president Barack Obama received the honor last year.
