
U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan speaks to journalists a U.S. Army officer basic training graduation ceremony at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Monday, March 22, 2010
San Antonio, TX – Thirty-one year old Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan today became the first Sikh officer in the US army in over two decades to complete basic training without shedding his turban and other articles of faith.
Rattan, a dentist by profession, graduated from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas making him the first Sikh officer in a generation to complete the basic training with his turban and beard intact.
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