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The West Point alumni group canceled Tom Hanks' award ceremony to focus on cadet preparation, citing the importance of their core mission amid broader political and social issues affecting military academies.
The West Point alumni association canceled a planned award ceremony honoring Tom Hanks as an 'outstanding citizen,' citing a focus on their core mission amid political changes and recent shifts under the Trump administration, with possible implications related to Hanks's political activities and the academy's evolving policies.
Recently released West Point emails reveal that the military academy mistakenly claimed Pete Hegseth had not applied or been accepted, but internal records showed he was accepted and declined the offer, leading to a controversy and apologies from West Point officials.
Syria mourns the scores of people killed in a drone attack on a military academy in the Homs region, one of the bloodiest strikes against the military in over 12 years of civil war. Several weaponized drones hit the academy's courtyard during a graduation ceremony, resulting in the deaths of at least 89 people. The attack, which has not been claimed by any group, prompted Syria to declare three days of mourning. The government blamed terrorist groups and vowed to respond with full force. The use of drones in this attack represents an unprecedented and coordinated assault against government forces.
Syria mourns the scores of people killed in a drone attack on a military academy in the Homs region. The attack, one of the bloodiest against the military in over 12 years of civil war, targeted a graduation ceremony and was carried out by weaponized drones. The Syrian government blamed terrorist groups and vowed to respond with full force. Funerals were held, and the death toll is estimated to be between 89 and over 120. In retaliation, Syrian government troops launched artillery shells into rebel-held territory, resulting in civilian casualties. This attack marks an unprecedented use of drones against government forces in the war.
At least 100 people were killed in a drone attack on a military academy in Syria's central province of Homs, minutes after the country's defense minister left a graduation ceremony. The attack, carried out by weaponized drones, is one of the bloodiest against a Syrian army installation and marks the first time such drones have been used in the country's 12-year civil war. The Syrian government has vowed to respond "with full force," while no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Syrian conflict, which began as protests against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced people.
At least seven people have been killed and over 20 regime officers wounded in a drone attack during a military academy graduation ceremony in Homs, Syria. The source of the attack is unclear, and Syrian state television is describing it as a "terrorist attack" with a large number of casualties. The defense minister had left the ceremony minutes before the strikes.
Vice President Kamala Harris will become the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point's graduation ceremony on Saturday. Traditionally, vice presidents have delivered the commencement speech to graduating classes at U.S. military academies. Last year, Harris gave the commencement address to U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates, and in 2021, she became the first female commencement speaker at the U.S. Naval Academy. Women didn't start attending West Point until 1976, and since then, more than 5,000 women have graduated from the military academy.