{"id":173746,"date":"2025-09-07T13:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=173746"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:15:34","slug":"west-point-alumni-cancel-tom-hanks-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=173746","title":{"rendered":"West Point Alumni Cancel Tom Hanks’ Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSNL’s ‘Black Jeopardy’ Contestant Doug<\/i><\/p>\n

West Point alumni association cancels awards ceremony for Tom Hanks<\/h3>\n

The actor was set to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award for non-graduates who exemplify ‘Duty, Honor, Country’<\/em>
\nBy Brie Stimson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official West Point alumni association has canceled an awards ceremony later this month for veterans advocate Tom Hanks, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Hanks, who is known for military movies like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Forrest Gump,” was also a former President Joe Biden supporter who has criticized President Donald Trump in the past.<\/p>\n

He has received backlash from Trump supporters for his recurring MAGA character Doug on “Saturday Night Live,” who has appeared in “Black Jeopardy” sketches.<\/p>\n

He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Barack Obama in 2016.<\/p>\n

Retired Army Col. Mark Bieger, president and CEO of the West Point Association of Graduates, sent the news of the cancellation in an email to members, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

Hanks had been set to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award for “outstanding” non-West Point graduates who exemplify “Duty, Honor, Country.”<\/p>\n

The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Sept. 25.<\/p>\n

“This decision allows the Academy to continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight, and win as officers in the world\u2019s most lethal force, the United States Army,” Bieger wrote in the email, according to the Post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe portraying Trump supporters as ignorant racist rednecks on a failing NBC “comedy” show wasn’t a good look for Tom. Oh well. Stupid is as stupid does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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