Honoring the Crimson line
University officials, staff, administrators, faculty, alumni, and students stood alongside alumni veterans and active servicemen and -women on Thursday evening at a Pusey Library reception for an evocative exhibition that traces the interwoven histories of two of the country’s oldest institutions: Harvard and the military. Delivering brief remarks at the crowded event, Harvard President Drew Faust thanked alumni and students for their continued support of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and the soldiers for their ongoing service and commitment. The exhibit, “To Serve Better Thy Country: Four Centuries of Harvard and the Military,” offers important examples, Faust said, “of service throughout the history of the country and the way Harvard contributed to the essence of America and its ideals and its progress. And also sacrificed.”