LIVING HISTORY
More than 60 works of art composed by Navy SEAL Joshua Harris are now
on display at the museum.
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Howard, museum director
and former SEAL. “He
was a very prolific artist
but very private about it,
and the family learned
just how prolific and
talented he was only after
his death.” The exhibit
opened to the public this
Sept. 11 to commemorate
the 10th anniversary of the
terrorist attacks in New
York and Washington DC
and will run until Nov. 14.
Petty Officer 1st Class
Harris obtained a bachelor’s
degree in studio
art from North Carolina’s
highly respected Davidson
College. When he joined
the Navy in 2000, he was
one semester from completing his master’s degree in architecture.
A shadowbox at the museum shows Harris’ combat history.
He was a member of SEAL Team 10 and then was selected to
join the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Between
2002 and 2008 he was on five combat tours, three in Iraq and
two in Afghanistan. He completed more than 100 combat
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A shadowbox depicting Harris’s Navy achievements shows how dedicated he was to his country.
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SEALS come from all walks of life. Joshua
Harris was a soft-spoken man who
expressed his emotions through art.