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ROTC Commissioning Ceremony 2013

By Jessica C. Salley

- Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust speaks at the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony on Wednesday. Faust thanked the newly commissioned officers for their service and also urged audience members to recognize the sacrifices of those in the military. "We must commit ourselves to taking responsibility for the burden our veterans have carried," Faust said. By Jessica C. Salley

Red, White, and Blue - Courtney Diekema '13, of Harvard's Air Force ROTC program, listens during President Drew Gilpin Faust's speech at the ROTC Commissioning ceremony on Wednesday. The ceremony, in which four ROTC graduates were commissioned as officers in the U.S. military, filled Fong Auditorium completely after rain prevented the event from being held in Tercentenary Theatre. By Jessica C. Salley

- Gavin Pascarella '13 receives pins from family members as he is commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps on Wednesday at the ROTC commissioning ceremony. Along with fellow graduate Brian Furey '13, Pascarella is now a Second Lieutenant in the Corps. By Jessica C. Salley

- Colin Dickinson '13 takes his oath of allegiance as he is commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy on Wednesday at the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony. By Jessica C. Salley

- Seniors Colin Dickinson, Christian Yu, Gavin Pascarella, Brian Furey, and Courtney Diekema receive a standing ovation from the crowd in Boylston Hall after the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony on Wednesday. Pascarella and Furey were named Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps, and Diekema joined the U.S. Air Force as a Second Lieuenant. Dickinson is now an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, with Yu set to commission at a later date. By Jessica C. Salley

After the annual ceremony, set to be held in Tercentenary Theatre, was canceled due to rain, a packed crowd headed to Boylston Hall to congratulate the newly commissioned military officers of the Class of 2013.

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