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Kathleen J. Grant is a Navy Counselor 1st Class of the USS Enterprise CVN-65 who was named "Sailor of the Year" in 2003 along with fellow sailors James D. Frey and Thomas P. Hunt.
Together, they had featured parts in the Star Trek: Enterprise second season episode "First Flight" and filmed their scenes on 18 March 2003. Grant portrayed a senator [1]. They also gave an American flag to Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, and the episode's director LeVar Burton.