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formally recognizing the return of Naval ROTC to
Harvard’s campus. According to the agreement's terms, a Director of Naval ROTC would be appointed, and Harvard would provide funding for the program. The Navy agreement was structured to go into effect when the repeal of DADT was implemented, and was
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contributions. This compromise prevented all ties from being severed as was recommended in the 1992 faculty committee report.
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State of the Union, it is time to move forward as one nation.
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212:State of the Union address
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652:Sherrod E. Skinner
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732:References
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143:West Point
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