Tom Hanks into Army's Ranger Hall of Fame

LINK TO INDY STAR

FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) -- Actor Tom Hanks was inducted Thursday as an honorary member of the U.S. Army's Ranger Hall of Fame for his accurate portrayal of a World War II Army Ranger company commander in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" and for his continued commitment to honoring those who served in the war.

Each year, the Army's elite Ranger units and regimental associations nominate a small number of Ranger Hall of Fame candidates, who are then scrutinized by a selection board. All but honorary inductees like Hanks have to be graduates of the Army's grueling Ranger School at Fort Benning, or they have to have served in a Ranger unit.

I think this would be an amazing honor and I think Hanks is an individual that would honestly understand and appreciated what is being given to him.

Way to go, Tom!

JDub