#  Community Fight for Equal Opportunity In Army Marches On 

 





September 01, 2010

 

 

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Sikh Coalition

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For the third time in less than a year, the U.S. Army announced that it will accept a Sikh recruit. The recruit, Simran Preet Singh Lamba, steadfastly refused to remove his dastaar (turban) or shave his hair as conditions of his service



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Civil Liberties/Civil Rights ](/news-stories/civil-libertiescivil-rights)
- [ Military ](/news-stories/military)
- [ Turban Controversies ](/news-stories/turban-controversies)
- [ Sikhism ](/religions/sikhism)
 
 

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