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It is sad to say but another Sikh has died in the war on "terrorism" http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/24/3725379/antelope-marine-dies-in-combat.html 1/5 (1st battalion 5th marine regiment) one of my old sister battalions (3/5 or 3rd battalion 5th marine regiment) was in Sangin district...

Images for this story are embedded at the web site. TONY EASTLEY: Every now and again the West gets a glimpse of what's really going on in North Korea, and the most recent footage shot over several months, shows images of filthy, homeless and orphaned children begging for food, soldiers...

New Delhi China now has the capability to deploy and sustain more than half-a-million troops for over a month on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in case of a high threat scenario with India. Combining deft defence diplomacy with India’s neighbours and major infrastructure upgradation in...

Green smoke swirled through a medical tent after a blast shook the ground at Forward Operating Base Courage. The blast spurred combat medics into team mode at the dusty compound where yells for catheters, blood pressure and pulse readings echoed across the grounds. “We got casualties at...

Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief PTI | Mar 5, 2011, 03.02pm IST SINGAPORE: Singapore has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next army chief, the first Sikh in nearly 30 years to be given the force's baton. Singh, 41, takes over from Major-General Chan Chun Sing on...

The first Sikh in US Army Tejdeep Singh Rattan, who joined the force without sacrificing the articles of his faith, today visited the city and shared his experiences with college students. While interacting with students of Khalsa College, his alma mater, Rattan said he "faced many ups and...

January 4, 2011, 10:59am New York Rabbi Sues Army Over Beard Ruling By Michael Kaminer Has the U.S. Army set a double standard by refusing to allow an Orthodox rabbi to serve as a chaplain because he won’t shave his beard? Menachem Stern’s lawyers think so. Attorneys Nathan and Alyza D...

A Crown Heights rabbi is suing the U.S. Army for denying him a job as a chaplain because he won't cut his beard. Rabbi Menachem Stern, 29, believes the military's ban on beards shouldn't apply to him because the laws of his Jewish faith prohibit him from shaving. The Army disagrees and...

In a major embarrassment, the website of premier investigating agency CBI was hacked on Friday night by programmers identifying themselves as “Pakistani Cyber Army.” The home page of the CBI website had a message from the ‘Pakistani Cyber Army’ warning the Indian Cyber Army not to attack...

http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/dec/ethnicity.htm Ethnicity, Religion, Military Performance and Political Reliability — British Recruitment Policy and The Indian Army — 1757-1947 Maj (Retd) AGHA HUMAYUN AMIN from WASHINGTON DC writes about British recruitment policy in the...

Another Major Step Forward to Full Acceptance of Sikhs in US Army (Columbia, SC) November 11, 2010 – Another major barrier fell today in the campaign to end the U.S. military's ban on Sikh service. To great fanfare, Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first enlisted Sikh soldier [...

Another Major Step Forward to Full Acceptance of Sikhs in US Army (Columbia, SC) November 11, 2010 – Another major barrier fell today in the campaign to end the U.S. military’s ban on Sikh service. To great fanfare, Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first enlisted Sikh soldier in more than...

http://www.livepunjab.com/news/punjabis_the_martial_race_shying_away_from_army-216169.html by Ishpreet Bindra The Indian army is seeing the worst crunch of officers ever and worse still those who are joining are not the right material. Since time immemorial the army has had its best officers...

New Delhi: The Army has so far punished 129 of its personnel, including 38 officers, with imprisonment and dismissal from service for violations of human rights, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Defence Minister A K Antony, in reply to questions from members, said the Army...

(AP) -- FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - The first Sikh to go through U.S. Army basic combat training in 30 years is graduating at a South Carolina military installation, just hours after becoming an American citizen. Spc. Simran Lamba was completing his training Wednesday at Fort Jackson outside...

Community Fight for Equal Opportunity in Army Marches On (New York, NY) September 1, 2010 - 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...

Aug 21, 2010 Raspal Sian Jean-François Allard, général en chef des troupes - Joseph-Désiré Court The Sikh Army during the late 1700s had been instrumental in driving the Mughal Empire into defeat on numerous occasions. A succession of bloody wars with the Mughals culminated in a strong...

Violence escalates in Srinagar, Army called out: Rediff.com India News The Army was deployed Tuesday late night in Srinagar [ Images ] and indefinite curfew imposed as fresh violence erupted in Kashmir [ Images ] Valley, claiming four lives and leaving over 70 injured after days of calm...

‘Bringing On The Army Against The Naxals Will Be A Disaster’ EN Rammohan, former Director General of the BSF, has fought insurgencies in Kashmir and the Northeast. Recently, Home Minister P Chidambaram picked him to probe the Dantewada massacre of...

Would the Indian Army have entered the Golden Temple without backend Akaali support? Poll !!, its anonymous. SSA JI I dont have any political prejudice. After analysis of history pertaining to sikhs from 1947 to 1984 and further, I have come to know about certain facts. I wish to know how much...