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New graduates urged to serve others

Tufts, Mount Holyoke, Olin hold ceremonies

By Travis Andersen

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 21, 2012

MEDFORD - When Eric Greitens returned from Iraq in 2007, the former US Navy Seal founded a group to help veterans serve their communities and maintain the sense of purpose they had on the battlefield. Greitens, 38, urged Tufts University graduates during his commencement address on Sunday morning to look for similar opportunities to help others.

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