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One of America’s newest Marines made history Friday as the first Sikh to complete boot camp without having to shave his head or beard or give up the “articles of faith” that Sikhs consider sacred.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each morning at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jaskirat Singh and his fellow male recruits would stand in front of the ...

Marine Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor, along with Jaskirat Singh, Aekash Singh and Milaap Singh Chahal, filed the lawsuit in April, with assistance from the Sikh Coalition. (Photographed by Mark Abramson ...

SAN ANTONIO - Amid lines of soldiers, one after the other in standard-issue fatigues and combat boots, was one in a turban and full beard on Monday - the first Sikh in a generation allowed to complete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a historic legal win for religious freedom in the military, a member of the Sikh community graduated from Marine Corps recruit ...

Sikh Marine poolee Milaap Singh Chahal at the D.C. Circuit Court for oral arguments on Oct. 11, 2022. (The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty) WASHINGTON ― Judges from the District of Columbia’s ...