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West Point Alumni Group Cancels Tom Hanks Thayer Award Ceremony as Trump Cheers

The status of Hanks’s Thayer Award remains unclear after the alumni association scrapped the Sept. 25 ceremony.

Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan."
Tom Hanks at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.
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Overview

  • The West Point Association of Graduates canceled the Sept. 25 event that was to present Tom Hanks with the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award.
  • Association CEO retired Col. Mark Bieger said in an email the decision allows the academy to focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight, and win.
  • President Trump applauded the move on Truth Social, calling Hanks “destructive” and “WOKE” and hailing the cancellation as an important step.
  • No official clarification has been provided on whether the award itself has been rescinded or could be conferred in another format.
  • West Point, the alumni group and Hanks’s representatives have not responded to new inquiries, and coverage situates the decision within broader efforts to shape policies at U.S. service academies.