i mean, i sat down at a point and looked up why hanks could be denied the award. all i ever came up with is he donated to dems like obama (but also some republicans), and has made fun of trump.
and the idea that honoring a civilian like hanks lowers west point somehow, makes no sense when you figure out the award exists for the purpose of west point graduates honoring some military-friendly civilian every year.
occurred to me this is basically the kennedy center thing. or smithsonian. he wins an election apparently he controls every government building or even alumni organization. and gets to pay back critical comments.
great use of public office.
enjoy your nasty scorekeeping. be nice if there was any consistent principles or morality associated with it.