Reserve Officers'
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Wednesday, May 27,2015
11:30 a.m.
Harvard University
At Tercentenary Theater
Mission of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps
To develop cadets mentally, morally, and physically, and to imbue
them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to
commission college graduates as military officers who possess a basic
professional background, are motivated toward careers in the armed
forces, and have a potential for future development in mind and
character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command,
citizenship, and government.
Schedule of Events
The National Anthem
Invocation
Professor Jonathan Walton
Presentation of Commission
To commission as an officer in the United States military is one of the
highest responsibilities conferred upon American citizens. By order of
the President and Congress of the United States, the recipient is
authorized to exert command over those of lesser rank. Yet, with this
considerable power, comes a grave responsibility both to the United
States and to those fellow Soldiers whom the officer is charged to
lead.
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Godfrin
Guest Speaker
General David G. Perkins
University President's Remarks
President Drew Gilpin Faust, Ph.D.
Oath of Office
ROTC Department Heads
Presentation of Officer Commissions
ROTC Department Heads
Benediction
Professor Jonathan Walton
Music performed by the Harvard Choir & Harvard
Brass Quintet
Ushers are from Methuen High School Army JROTC
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The Oath of Office
I, having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, do
solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the
Constitution of The United States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I
take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the
office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God.
The First Salute
It is customary when new officers receive their first salute to award a
silver dollar to the individual rendering the salute. The individual
receiving the silver dollar is then responsible for following the officer's
career. If the officer reaches the rank of General or Admiral, the silver
dollar is awarded back to the newly promoted flag officer.
Special Thanks
The graduating class is grateful to their families and friends, President
Faust, Reverend Jonathan Walton, General Perkins, The Harvard
Advocates for ROTC, Mr. Jason Luke, the Commencement Choir, the
Harvard University Band Brass Quintet, Methuen High School Army
JROTC, and Harvard University for their support of Harvard ROTC
and today's ceremony.
UNITED STATES ARMY
2LT Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld
2nd LT Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld graduates with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Philosophy and South Asian Studies. In September, she
will return to her hometown of New Haven, Connecticut to attend
Yale Law School on an Educational Delay.2nd LT Chua-Rubenfeld
hopes to serve as an Army Judge Advocate upon completing her
law degree.
2L T Molly McFadden
2nd LT Molly McFadden graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in History. Her first assignment is the Military Intelligence Basic
Officer Course in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. Following BOLC, she
will report to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany. 2nd
LT McFadden is from Norfolk, Massachusetts.
2 LT William Scopa
2nd LT William Scopa graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Social Studies, with a focus in "War and Democracy". His first
assignment is the Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort
Benning, Georgia. 2nd LT Scopa lives in San Francisco, California,
with his parents Anne and Jim, his sister Sally, and his dogs, Gus
and Cosmo.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Ensign Sebastian Saldivar
Ensign Sebastian Raul Saldivar graduates with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Applied Mathematics. His first assignment is Nuclear
Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Saldivar is the
son of Lisa A. Saldivar and USMC veteran Raul F. Saldivar,
Jr. Ensign Saldivar is from Grand Prairie, Texas.
President of Harvard University
Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust
Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust took office as Harvard University's 28th
president on July 1, 2007. A historian of the U.S. Civil War and the
American South, Dr. Faust is also the Lincoln Professor of History
in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She previously served as
founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
(2001-2007) .
Before coming to Radcliffe, Dr. Faust was the Annenberg
Professor of History and director of the Women's Studies Program
at the. University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of six books,
including, most recently, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the
American Civil War, published in January 2008.
Dr. Faust's honors include awards in 1982 and 1996 for
distinguished teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. She was
elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994 and
the American Philosophical Society in 2004. She received her
bachelor's degree from Bryn Mawr in 1968, magna cum laude
with honors in history, and master's (1971) and doctoral (1975)
degrees in American civilization from the University of
Pennsylvania.
Four Star General David G. Perkins
Commanding General, U.s. Army Training and Doctrine Command,
Fort Eustis, Virginia
As the Commanding General of the u.s. Army Training and Doctrine
Command, General David G. Perkins is responsible for selecting and
recruiting every U.S. Army Soldier, training and educating professionals,
and designing the future u.s. Army to support National Security.
General Perkins graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree
from the u.s. Military Academy in 1980 and was commissioned as an
Armor Officer. He also holds a Masters degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters degree in
National Security and Strategic Studies from the u.s. Naval War College.
General Perkins' command assignments include 1st Battalion, 63d
Armor, 3d Brigade,lst Infantry Division for Task Force Able Sentry in
Macedonia; 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the
invasion of Iraq in 2003; Joint Multinational Training Command, u.s.
Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; and 4th Infantry
Division(Mechanized) during the transition of u.s. Forces from Iraq in
2010-2011. Most recently, from November 2011 to February 2014,
General Perkins commanded the u.s. Army Combined Arms Center and
Fort Leavenworth.
In addition to his leadership positions, General Perkins' other key
assignments include Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House, 104th
U.s. Congress; Operations Officer (G-3) for 1st Infantry Division; Chief of
the European and NATO Policy Division 0-5), Joint Staff; Operations
Officer (G-3) for u.s. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; and
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects, Multi-National Force-Iraq.
Company F, Harvard ROTC 1918. From the Harvard University Archives. Stephanie
Mitchell! Harvard Staff Photographer
Reserve Officers. Tra.ining C~rps, Harvard University, Memorial Day, May 30, 1917. From
the Harvard Unwerslty Archlves. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
Naval ROTC Review at Harvard Stadium c. 1955
Above photos courtesy of Boston Public Library.
For more information and photos, please visit www.bp/.org.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
March along, sing our song,
with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true,
who have fought to victory.
We're the Army and proud of our name!
We're the Army and proudly proclaim:
First to fight for the right,
And to build the nation's might,
And the Army Goes Rolling Along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle's won,
And the Army Goes Rolling Along.
Then it's hi! hi! hey!
The Army's on its way,
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where' er we go,
You will always know
That the Army Goes Rolling Along.
Anchors Aweigh
Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course,
So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh!
Sail off to victory
And sink their bones
To Davy Jones, hooray!
Anchors aweigh, my boys,
anchors aweigh.
Farewell to college joys,
We sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore,
drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more,
here's wishing you a happy voyage home!
Air Force Fight Song
Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!
Down we dive,
spouting our flame from under,
Off with one hell of a roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame.
Nothing can stop the U.s. Air Force!
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ROTC STAFF
ARMY ROTC
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Godfrin
Major Cara Salmon
Captain Emily Hannenberg
Master Sergeant James Myers
Sergeant First Class Craig Westberg
Mr. John McHale
Mr. Sean McDonough
Mr. Chris Bourget
Ms. Mayra Anthes
NAVAL ROTC
Captain Steven Benke
Commander Jan Scislowicz
Commander Brian Masterson
Major Michael Hritz
Lieutenant David Lueck
Lieutenant Stephen Smith
Lieutenant Nathan Stempel
Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Askew
Mr. Brian Chafin
Mr. Donald Davis
Ms. Cheryl Prior
Mr. Brian McGovern
AIR FORCE ROTC
Lieutenant Colonel Karen Dillard
Captain Michael Parry
Captain Robert Rivera
Technical Sergeant Jason Spon
Technical Sergeant Ivy Santiago
Staff Sergeant Joanne Germain
Mrs. Camille Woods