re: #3 Kragar

From WFAE (NPR), Charlotte NC, dateline November 11, 2009:

Black Muslim veterans speak out in Charlotte

A group of Black Muslim veterans gathered today at a mosque in Charlotte, in part to show their allegiance to the United States.

The Department of Defense estimates there are about 3,500 Muslims in the U.S. military. Many of them struggle with misconceptions about their faith. A group of Black Muslim veterans gathered at a mosque in Charlotte today to talk about those challenges and to make clear their allegiance to the United States. WFAE’s Julie Rose reports: Nasif Majeed flew more than a hundred Air Force combat missions over North Vietnam. He’s a proud American veteran. He’s also a Muslim American. […]