Posted on Sep 14, 2018
'People Saw Only A Turban And A Beard': Reflecting On A Post-Sept. 11 Death
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On Sept. 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi was outside of the Chevron gas station he owned in Mesa, Ariz., when he was shot and killed. Balbir was Sikh and wore a turban. In one of the first hate crime murders following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a man, assuming Balbir was Muslim, shot and killed him as retaliation.
'People Saw Only A Turban And A Beard': Reflecting On A Post-Sept. 11 Death
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Racism
9/11
Religion
Murder
Crime
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CW5 Jack Cardwell Most Definitely a Warrior Caste but talk about Big Hearts and having been around them when I Hear Family Values I think Sikh they are the Epitome of Family Values.
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We have several Indian's(from India) that after 9/11 quit wearing their turbans.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth That is So Sad. To Lose that beautiful unique marker of their Faith.
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