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Outgoing Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 was also presented with a Patriotic Civilian Service Award for his support of ROTC on campus...
...very moved to have been recognized for supporting ROTC here, or as I would prefer to construe it more generally, as, the citation reads, for “Patriotic Civilian Service,’” Lewis wrote in an e-mail after the ceremony. “I believe we owe a great debt to the young people graduating from Harvard who have chosen to serve their country by defending our freedoms in any form of national service, and most particularly in the armed forces...
University President Lawrence H. Summers, unlike his predecessor Neil L. Rudenstine, has so far attended both of the ROTC commissioning ceremonies during his tenure. Summers spoke to the newly-commissioned officers about the importance of their service...
...There are no Harvard graduates of whom I am more proud,” Summers said. Summers also said he was glad to see Lewis recognized for his strong support of ROTC...
Roger C. Taylor ’53, a retired Navy commander who graduated from the Harvard ROTC program, gave the keynote address, imploring the graduates to avoid becoming numb to the realities of warfare with advanced technology...