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...military band in crisp white uniforms played in the Yard, 8 graduating members of the Harvard Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) were sworn in as commissioned officers yesterday, the largest ROTC class at Harvard in more than a decade...
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...