An award ceremony for “Saving Private Ryan” star Tom Hanks has been cancelled by the West Point Association of Graduates, an alumni association for the the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., according to The Washington Post.

The Post reported Saturday that the award ceremony was canceled by the West Point Association of Graduates due to the association wanting the school to pay more attention to getting future officers ready for war.

In a faculty email, West Point Association of Graduates President and CEO and retired Army Col. Mark Bieger let others know about the choice to cancel the ceremony, according to the Post, which said it obtained the email.

Hanks would have been awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award, according to the Post.

On the West Point Association of Graduates websi

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