Remembering an American Hero Capt. Jennifer J. Harris

Marine Capt. Jennifer J. Harris of Swampscott, Mass.; was Killed In Action on this day in 2007 in Anbar Province, Iraq. She was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Upon graduating from the Naval Academy in 2000, Harris was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. She then earned her Wings of Gold from The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, in September 2002. she was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Training (HMMT) Squadron 164, where she learned to fly the CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter. Upon completing her training, Capt. Harris was assigned to the Purple Foxes of HMM-364. She attended The Weapons and Tactics Instructor’s Course (WTI), the Marine equivalent to Top Gun training. Capt. Harris was the first female pilot in the Purple Foxes Squadron.
Service to others was the core value guiding Jennifer Harris. Over the years, this value was demonstrated through her compassion for those around her and in need of assistance.

Her family and friends are in our thoughts always but especially today as they remember their loved ones.