Harvard’s men in blue may also be called upon in the current round of activations.
Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) Officer Scott Green serves in the Marines active reserves and Officer Chuck Marren—otherwise known as Marine Master Sergeant Charles Marren (Ret.)—might also be reactivated depending on how the coming weeks and months unfold.
“If the country calls us, especially as Marines, we’re ready,” says Marren, who spent 20 years in the military police—including a three-year stint at the Pentagon’s Navy annex where he overlooked the part of the building destroyed in last week’s attack.
However, Marren says that if he, Green or Marinelarena are activated and forced to leave Harvard’s gates for battles unknown, they would only be the latest link in a long line of Harvard warriors stretching back to the nation’s beginnings at Lexington and Concord.
“Harvard’s got a real proud history of service,” he says.
—Staff writer Garrett M. Graff can be reached at ggraff@fas.harvard.edu.