An awards ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, a longtime veteran advocate, has been canceled by the West Point alumni group, the same day President Donald Trump renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War. The Oscar winner would have been honored with the Sylvanus Thayer Award, which the West Point Association of Graduates gives to non-alumni who "draw wholesome comparison to the military academy's motto: "Duty, Honor, Country." However, a letter from the president and CEO of the organization, sent to alum, claimed it was a decision that would 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". Retired Army Col. Mark Bieger announced the news in a

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