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...oldest in his squad, Starcevich looked after the younger soldiers and had his parents send supplies for his group. They needed metal dental picks to get the sand out of their weapons. (His mom and dad bought dozens on eBay.) And rosaries to pray on. (A church group in Tolono, Ill. hand-beaded 400 and shipped them to Baghdad...
...Harvard is one of America’s elite universities, and I think it’s important that ‘elite’ be connected with defending our country and having that experience in service,” Sand said...
...reference to the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that is in part responsible for Harvard’s stance today towards ROTC, Sand said that the policy is part of the country’s law and should not be seen as a military policy...
...Lots of people think it’s a bad policy, but it’s not something that we have control over,” Sand added. “If the University wants to make a statement, the best way to get it changed is to call your congressperson and get the law changed, not to punish armed forces...
...Sand expressed hope for changes in Harvard’s future relationship with the program...