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Randee Howard is an Operations Associate for The War Horse. Originally from Chicago, she earned her B.A. in Urban Studies from Columbia University in 2021. She was the women's veterans representative for two academic years and volunteered as a non-fiction writing tutor to incarcerated women at Rikers Island.

Before her enrollment, she served four years on active duty in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electrician on helicopters in San Diego. She deployed on USS Makin Island (LHD-8), an amphibious assault ship to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Currently, she volunteers as Director of Policy for the Black Veterans Project. She talks about the Navy and the Black Veterans Writing Project with host Jim Fausone.