Faces of the American Muslims who died fighting for their country after 9/11 revealed
as fallen soldier's father tells Trump: 'You have sacrificed nothing and no-one'
Yea, it's from The Daily Mail, but it is still a good read
Faces of the American Muslims who died fighting for their country after 9/11 revealed as fallen soldier's father tells Trump: 'You have sacrificed nothing and no-one'
The speech by the father of Captain Humayun Khan, an American Muslim soldier who died serving his country, was one of the most striking moments of the Democratic National Convention.
An emotional Khizr Khan held up a copy of the Constitution and attacked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by saying: 'You have sacrificed nothing and no-one.'
But Captain Khan is not the only Muslim-American to die in the line of duty.
At least 10 others were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan with some reports saying that at least 14 died in the decade after 9/11.
In fact Muslims have fought for America in every major conflict going back to and including the Revolutionary War.
More than 15,000 Arab Americans fought for the Allies during the Second World War and hundreds have served in diplomatic positions or as translators for US troops since then.
A report from 2011 showed that 6,024 Muslims have fought honorably in in the US military since 9/11, a number which is doubtless higher today.
One of the highest ranking Muslims was Marine Colonel Douglas Burpee, who spent more than 20 years in the military.
In one interview he said: 'Everyone knows I'm a Muslim. When I fly, attached to my dog tags, I wear a pendant with a passage from the Koran'.
Daily Mail Online has profiled some of Captain Khan's contemporaries who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3715233/Faces-American-Muslims-died-fighting-country-9-11-revealed-fallen-soldier-s-father-tells-Trump-sacrificed-no-one.html#ixzz4FqWPjssR
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