Earlier this week on Friday (September 5) President Trump officially signed off on his 200th executive order to change the name of the Department of Defense back to the name it last held in 1949, the Department of War.

Announcing the change, the POTUS said: “We won World War I, we won World War II, we won everything before that and in between, and then we decided to go woke, and we changed the name to DoD. So, we’re going Department of War.

“I think it’s a much more appropriate name, in light of where the world is right now,” he added. “It sends a message of victory.”

While historians have claimed the name was initially changed after the Second World War to reflect the US‘ position in preventing further conflict, the Trump administration has doubled down that the country is going ‘maximum lethality’ as opposed to what the newly titled War Secretary Pete Hegseth described as ‘tepid legality.’

He signed the order on Friday (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Now, it has emerged that the name change has had an unexpected consequence for actor Tom Hanks.

The 69-year-old Saving Private Ryan actor was due to attend a West Point alumni event in his honor on September 25, during which Hanks was due to receive an award.

The military academy’s president and CEO, retired Army Colonel Mark Bieger, announced the ceremony had been cancelled on the same day Trump made the announcement.

Hanks, who has never served in the military but stands as a strong advocate for veterans, was due to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award.

The West Point Association of Graduates issues the award to non-alumni who ‘draw wholesome comparison’ to its motto: ‘Duty, honor, country,’ reports Daily Mail.

Hanks was due to receive an award this month (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Bieger wrote in the email notifying attendees of the cancelled event: “This decision allows the Academy to continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight, and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army.”

The axed ceremony comes as Hanks recently landed himself in hot water for portraying a Trump supporter as a ‘racist redneck’ in a Saturday Night Live skit in February.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration claims the name change is entirely to ‘do with winning.’

“We should have won every war. We could have won every war. But we really chose to be very politically correct or wokey and we just fight forever,” the 79-year-old said on Friday.

“We just didn’t fight to win. We didn’t lose anything, but we didn’t fight to win.”

LADbible Group has contacted West Point and Hank’s representatives for comment.

The Kennedy family have long been considered America’s most prominent political dynasty, and have also had more than their fair share of strange tragedies over the years.

From horrific illnesses to plane crashes, car crashes, assassinations and more, the family have suffered grisly premature deaths that appear straight out of a Final Destination movie, so much so that a theory has emerged over a so-called ‘Kennedy curse.’

Even Ted Kennedy, the youngest of nine children to Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, and brother of JFK, pondered after a car crash and the strange deaths of four of his siblings by 1969 if ‘some awful curse did actually hang over the Kennedy’s’.

Here are just some of those incidents that could be attributed to the Kennedy ‘curse.’

The Kennedy family photographed in the 1930s (Bachrach/Getty Images)

1941: Rosemary Kennedy

Rose, born in 1918, was thought to have been starved from oxygen at birth and struggled to meet typical developmental milestones as she grew up.

At the age of 23, her father decided to take her for an experimental new procedure, a lobotomy, in 1941, which went terribly wrong.

Rosemary was left permanently incapacitated with the intellectual capabilities of a two-year-old.

Unable to walk and talk, she was institutionalised for most of her life up until she died at the age of 86 in January 2005.

Rosemary Kennedy with her sister, Jean (Getty Images)

1944: Joe Kennedy Jr.

The eldest of the Kennedy brood, Joe had tiptoed into politics when World War Two broke out.

So, he enlisted into the US Naval Reserve in June 1941.

Yet, during a top-secret bombing mission to Europe codenamed Anvil in August 1944, an explosive his jet was carrying detonated prematurely and killed him and his co-pilot instantly.

Joe was just 29 years old when he died, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his service.

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr (Getty Images)

1948: Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen, nicknamed Kick, suffered several tragedies of her own.

While working in the UK, she sparked a romance with Lord William Hartington, whom she married in May 1944 against her father’s wishes.

Her brother, Joe, was the only member of her family to attend the wedding since he was serving in Britain at the time.

Well, we know Joe died just three months after the ceremony, but Kathleen’s husband also died not long after.

Kathleen with her husband William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Hartington was killed by a sniper while in active service in Belgium just four months after tying the knot.

Four years later, Kick then met her own demise in a plane crash in 1948.

She was flying out to Paris to convince her father to approve of her new partner, the 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, whom also perished in the crash.

JFK and his then fiance Jacqueline (Getty Images)

1963: Patrick Kennedy

In August 1963, JFK’s wife Jacqueline Kennedy gave birth to a baby boy whom they baptised and named Patrick.

The infant sadly only lived for 39 hours after being born premature and succumbing to complications of hyaline membrane disease.

JFK and Jacqueline had already suffered a miscarriage and a stillbirth prior to Patrick’s death.

Three months after Patrick, JFK was gunned down in an assassination.

JFK was assassinated in 1963 (Getty Images)

1963: John F. Kennedy

Before becoming 35th President of the United States, JFK suffered chronic health conditions for most of his life, and a life-long back injury from playing football as a child.

While he was medically disqualified from the US Army in 1940, he joined the US Naval Reserve, where he re-injured his back in a patrol torpedo boat accident in 1943, but heroically saved the life of another crewman.

The most famous of the Kennedy tragedies unfolded on 22 November, 1963, when the then POTUS was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 46.

RFK and Ethel Kennedy with their children (Getty Images)

1968: Robert F. Kennedy

The seventh child of the Kennedy’s, Robert, also entered the political ring in the 1960s, serving as attorney general between 1961 and 1964 and later as US senator for New York.

RFK was emerging as a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968, hoping to follow in his brother’s footsteps.

Horrifically, not long after winning the California primary in June that year, he was also assassinated.

Ted received a two-month suspended jail sentence for the incident (Art Zelin/Getty Images)

1969: Ted Kennedy

Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy likewise served in politics as a member of the senate from 1962 up until his death in 2009.

While he died of a brain tumor at the age of 77, two weeks after the death of his sister Eunice, the senator became embroiled in a tragedy where he lived to tell the tale.

Late one evening in July 1969, Ted left a party on Chappaquiddick Island to take a party-goer, Mary Jo Kopechne, back to land.

While driving, Ted reportedly lost control of the car and the pair plummeted into the water below.

Ted escaped and swam to shore, only reporting the incident to the cops at 10am the next morning, by which point the 28-year-old’s body had been found.

Ted received a two-month suspended jail for leaving the scene of an accident and was suspended from driving for 16 months.

The so-called Chappaquiddick Incident tarnished his image and his dream of ever becoming president.

Ted Kennedy Jr. had his leg amputated as a child (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights)

1973: Ted Kennedy Jr.

Ted’s son, aptly called Edward Kennedy Jr., was born in 1961.

Medics later determined Ted Jr. suffered from osteosarcome, a form of bone cancer, in his right leg at the age of 12.

After several rounds of failed chemotherapy, doctors decided to surgically amputate his leg in 1973.

Though fortunately still alive today, working as an attorney in New York City, it appears the ‘Kennedy curse’ has still followed the 63-year-old for most of his life.

Ted Jr., narrowly missed being aboard Air Florida Flight 90 by 10 minutes which crashed into the Potomac River and killed 74 people.

David Kennedy died of a drugs overdose in 1984 (Getty Images)

1984: David Kennedy

RFK’s fourth son, David, born in 1955, similarly dodged death when he almost drowned.

His father jumped in and saved his life. The next day, David watched his father’s assassination live on TV.

It is reported David turned to drugs to help him cope with the trauma while a car accident in 1973 left him addicted to opiods.

In April 1984, he died of an overdose from a combination of cocaine and prescription meds.

JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette died in a plane crash (Justin Ide/Newsmakers)

1999: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.

On his third birthday, JFK Jr., also known as John-John, participated in the funeral procession of his father.

As an adult, he worked for almost four years as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, and went on to work as a journalist and founder of politics-lifestyle magazine, George.

After several high profile relationships with some of Hollywood’s famous faces, John-John married Carolyn Bessette in 1996.

Although the death of his cousin in a skiing accident put him off for a few months, JFK Jr., was a keen pilot and decided to jet off with his wife and sister-in-law on July 16, 1999, to attend another cousin’s wedding.

The jet failed to arrive and days later, the wreckage of his plane were found strewn across the seabed.

All three bodies were recovered.

In 2021, Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children, Jayda, 12, Maverick, 10, and Ember, nine, into the New Zealand wilderness.

According to authorities, Phillips did not have legal custody of their children, and first disappeared in September before returning, leading to the father-of-three being charged with wasting police resources.

In December, the family vanished again, and numerous sightings of Phillips and his children were reported, with CCTV footage shot in August showing what appeared to be Phillips and one of his children at a small store in Piopio.

And today (September 8), authorities said that a man believed to be Phillips had been shot and killed during a shootout with police, which left one officer with critical, but ‘survivable’ injuries.

Phillips first went missing in 2021 (New Zealand Police)

One of the children was there at the scene, but was unharmed and later helped police with the search for their two other siblings, who were found safe at a remote campsite. All three children have been taken into custody for medical checks.

Their mother, Cat, has since issued a statement following the discovery of her children. She told local outlet Mata that she is relieved that the ordeal is over for her kids.

She said (via RNZ): “First and foremost, we are deeply relieved that for our tamariki (children) this ordeal has come to an end. [The children] have been dearly missed every day for nearly four years, and we are looking forward to welcoming them home with love and care.

“At the same time, we are saddened by how events unfolded today. Our hope has always been that the children could be returned in a peaceful and safe way for everyone involved.”

On behalf of the family, Cat also expressed compassion for the police officer injured in the shootout, who, according to the BBC, has undergone the first of several surgeries.

Cat has expressed her relief at her children’s safe discovery (YouTube/RNZ)

She added: “We also extend our aroha (compassion and love )to those in the community who have been affected, and our heartfelt gratitude to the many people who have supported us over these past four years. Your compassion has sustained us.”

“As a whānau (family), we are now attempting to work in cooperation with the relevant government agencies to support the safe return and reconnection of our tamariki.

“They have endured a long and difficult journey, and we ask for privacy as we help them adjust and reintegrate into a stable and loving environment.”

Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers said in a press conference that it is unclear if the children are aware of their father’s death; however, she declined to comment on whether their mother and grandparents would be involved in their care going forward.

The star of ‘Die Hard’ and ‘The Sixth Sense’ was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in November 2022, with the family sharing the shocking news with the world in 2023.

Now, Emma Heming Willis has recalled the shocking moment that a neurologist informed them of her husband’s health condition.

Speaking to PEOPLE, Heming Willis recalled: “I’m sure the doctor was explaining what FTD is, [but] I couldn’t hear a single thing.”

She added: “I had pins and needles going through my body. My ears were wafting. I’m sure he was feeding us information but all I heard was just, ‘Check back in and here’s a pamphlet’.”

There was one part of the horrendous experience which she found particularly difficult to process.

Emma Heming Willis and Bruce Willis (Noam Galai/WireImage)

Heming Willis described how, after being given the diagnosis, the family were sent away ‘with no support’, and drew attention to the fact that millions of Americans have to go through the same awful process.

She said: “I was grateful to get to a diagnosis, but there is no cure for this disease, and being sent on our way with no support, no nothing, was really traumatic.

“It’s not just happening to us. This is how many people are receiving their diagnosis.”

She added: “I ended up searching the web to figure out what to do.”

Heming Willis said the time after the family received the diagnosis was ‘bleak’.

“Early on, life felt very dark, very one-note of just grief and sadness,” she said.

Bruce Willis was diagnosed with a form of dementia (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

“Early on I was too scared to say anything to anyone. It felt like what was happening was only happening to us.

“Over time, I realized it would be beneficial to talk about it and raise awareness so people get to the doctor sooner, can be diagnosed sooner, get into clinical trials.”

Now Heming Willis has released a new book documenting her experiences, and hoping to offer some guidance to other families in a new book – The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path.

“I wrote the book that I wish someone had handed me on the day we received the diagnosis,” she said, adding: “Caregiving is hard, and there are many people doing it with little to no support … The only way I can get through this is to help someone else feel less alone.”

Drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro have soared in popularity in the US and around the world in recent years, with many taking the jabs to treat type 2 diabetes or for weight loss.

An estimated 15.5 million adults in America, roughly six percent of the adult population, have turned to the injectable medications in a bid to either curb obesity or for diabetes, according to a Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index.

However, while the potential side effects of GLP-1 drugs are well documented, such as implications in sex drive, mental health and sagging skin, medical professionals are now warning users to prepare for what happens after they stop taking the jabs.

According to an independent committee at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (N|CE), research shows many people end up regaining the weight they’ve lost after stopping treatment.

Millions take weight loss jabs like Mounjaro (Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

While the drugs are often prescribed to users alongside programmes that stress the importance of healthy weight loss through dietary changes and an increase in physical activity, medical professionals warn there is not as much support to help people keep the weight off when they stop.

For example, in a Wegovy (semaglutide) drug trial, patients put on around two-thirds of their original weight when they came off the injections.

In a similar study on Mounjaro (tirzepatide), researchers found withdrawing the drug ‘led to substantial regain of lost weight’.

Another study in China examined what happened to 2,466 patients in the weeks and months after they stopped taking GLP-1 medications which found ‘significant weight regain occurred eight weeks after discontinuation of AOMs [anti-obesity medications]’.

Now, in a bid to provide better support and bridge this gap, the public health body is calling on medics to provide structured, tailored advice and follow-up support for patients to promote positive changes to their daily habits long-term.

The advice could include encouraging patients to join a local walking group (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)

While this could include the help of a dietician or a nutritionist and/or peer support groups such as walking and other fitness groups, NICE highlights patients should also be advised how to adapt their work or home life, use self-monitoring tools and to ‘draw on wider support’ online and in their local area.

“Weight management is a long-term journey, not a short-term fix,” Dr Rebecca Payne, Chair of NICE’s Quality Standards Advisory Committee, said.

“The evidence is clear that advice and support for maintaining weight after stopping medicines or completing behavioural interventions can help prevent weight regain and enable people to experience lasting benefits.”

Professor Jonathan Benger, deputy chief executive and chief medical officer at NICE, added: “Successful weight management doesn’t end when medication stops or when someone completes a behavioural programme.

“We know that the transition period after treatment is crucial, and people need structured support to maintain the positive changes they’ve made.”

A nutritionist could also help patients (Getty Stock Image)

He stressed the new standard should see service providers establish a ‘continuity of care’ that shifts from a ‘sickness service’ to a ‘genuine health service focussed on prevention’.

NICE has since rolled out the new standard across healthcare providers and commissioners in the UK ‘immediately’.

UNILAD has contacted Mounjaro’s manufacturer, Eli Lilly and Company, and Wegovy’s manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, for comment.

On July 22, the world received the sad news that rock legend Ozzy Osbourne had died at the age of 76.

Osbourne had been battling Parkinson’s Disease at the time of his passing but his cause of death was ruled as a heart attack.

His loved ones have been keeping a low profile following Ozzy’s death and have been grieving their loss in private, but Jack, Ozzy’s son, has now shared a 16-minute long video to YouTube discussing his dad’s death in more detail.

The Osbourne family all spent time together in the UK before his death, with the Black Sabbath frontman performing his final gig on July 5 in his hometown of Birmingham.

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died in July at the age of 76 (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

But prior to Ozzy’s passing, Jack returned to his home in Los Angeles and it was while he was stateside that he got the devastating news that his beloved dad had died.

“My father passed away around 10am in the morning UK time, I was in Los Angeles, I had been back for about a week,” Jack shared.

“After his show, I stuck around for a week with my kids and hung out at the family house in England and it was awesome, my dad was in an amazing mood.”

Jack Osbourne is one of Ozzy’s six children (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

“It was a lot of fun and looking back now and I am so grateful for that time. My dad was great, he was happy,” Jack went on to say of his late father.

Going on to recall the harrowing moment he was told that Ozzy had died, his grieving son revealed: “I woke up in Los Angeles to a knock on my house door at around 3.45am in the morning.

“Someone who has worked for my family for about 30 years now was knocking on my door and when I looked through my window and I saw it was him, I knew something bad had happened. I was informed that my father had passed.”

Understandably Jack had ‘so many thoughts’ when he got the sad news about his dad, but he got some comfort in knowing that his father was no longer suffering.

“I wish he was still with us all, but he was having a rough go and I think people saw that at the show,” the 39-year-old added.

Upon getting the news that his dad had died, Jack booked the first flight back to England to be with his family.

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