The Harvard Gazette

Erik Malmstrom

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"To symbolize both our new beginning and our tradition” at Harvard, Army Lt. Col. Timothy J. Hall, commanding officer of the Paul Revere Battalion at MIT, showed Harvard President Drew Faust a saber that had been issued on May 30, 1916 to Capt. Constant Cordier, commander of the 1,000-student Harvard Regiment, precursor of the Army ROTC. The saber will be on display in the new Army ROTC office in Hilles, said Hall, where it resumes “its rightful place at Harvard."

Renewing Harvard-Army ties

Ceremony marks opening of ROTC office

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DateMarch 28, 2012March 12, 2019

“For the right person coming out of Harvard, the military can be the perfect next step,” said Robert Wheeler ’05, M.B.A. ’11 (left), who served three years as an Army officer. Nancy Saunders (right), director of undergraduate career programming and advising at OCS, said the new pamphlet “absolutely fills a void for us.” “We want to educate students about all of the options ...," she added.

A Harvard perspective on military service

New pamphlet added as career guide for interested students

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DateOctober 27, 2011March 25, 2019