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In Soldier's Death, Sikhs Find Pride
2004-12-06
The grave marker in the front row of Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery looks like almost every other marker in that precise arrangement on the grassy burial ground, but for Sikhs, it is one of a kind. Under that gray-white headstone lies Sgt. Uday Singh, the first U.S. soldier of the Sikh faith killed in the war in Iraq. A group of three dozen Sikh people from the area came yesterday morning to honor the first anniversary of the 21-year-old Army gunner's death in Iraq with a modest service, and just as important, to remind the rest of the world that Sikhs are Americans. ...

The youths at the ceremony wore the typical trappings of U.S. teenagers -- Old Navy fleece jackets and designer boots. But they carried their heritage as well, leading their parents and fellow churchgoers in a centuries-old battle cry that Sikhs yelled when fighting Moguls who were trying to forcibly convert everyone to Islam. "Whoever replies to this chant . . . " the children shouted in the Punjabi language. "Let them be victorious!" the adults responded.
Posted by:Chuck Simmins

#4  Combining Sikh tradition with US fire superiority is a pretty scary concept.
Posted by: Matt   2004-12-06 10:46:53 PM  

#3  damn
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-06 9:22:16 PM  

#2  Soldier Stories
Sgt. Uday Singh was on patrol in Habbinayah, Iraq Dec. 1 when an enemy ambush took his life.

Singh, an armor crewman with the 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was honored posthumously in a Jan. 12 ceremony in which his parents accepted the Meritorious Service Medal and the Purple Heart on his behalf.

“He was a courageous young boy and the Army was in his blood, and he died with honor,’’ said his mother, Manjit Singh.

Singh’s father, Preet Singh, is a colonel in the Indian Army. The parents flew in from India to accept the awards. Col. Singh spent time with Soldiers that knew his son at a luncheon, thanking them for their service and the friendship they had with his son.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2004-12-06 9:18:32 PM  

#1  Sikhs are damn good soldiers.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2004-12-06 8:59:26 PM  

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