West Point ‘s alumni association has canceled a planned ceremony later this month to honor Tom Hanks with one of its top awards, as the military service academy has come under increased scrutiny from the Trump administration.

The Washington Post reported on an email that went out on Friday from Retired Army Col. Mark Bieger, the president and CEO of the West Point Association of Graduates , to faculty members. Bieger wrote that the alumni association would not be holding a planned Sept. 25 ceremony for Hanks, who was to receive the Thayer Award, given to citizens who did not attend West Point but whose “service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplify personal devotion to the ideals expressed in West Point’s motto: ‘Duty, Honor, Country.'”

Per the Post, Bieger wrote,

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