September 1, 2010
Source: The Sikh Coalition
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1607/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=79647
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