<div>Forwarded by SPN mentor Gyani Jarnail Singh "Arshi"
NRI Uday Singh was the first Sikh to die in battle of Iraq as a U.S. soldier
His headstone displays the first Khanda to appear as an official emblem of belief for government headstones and markers
Arlington, Virginia, July 07, 2004
On June 3, 2004, the official letter of approval cameonly five months after the burial ceremony took place at the Arlington National Cemetery. At the burial ceremony, a Liaison Officer asked the family about selecting a religious symbol for the headstone. Because the Khanda was not an approved symbol at the time, the family asked Gurdarshan Singh, a local granthee who performed the last rights, to write an official letter to request a Khanda.Uday
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NRI Uday Singh was the first Sikh to die in battle of Iraq as a U.S. soldier
His headstone displays the first Khanda to appear as an official emblem of belief for government headstones and markers
Arlington, Virginia, July 07, 2004
On June 3, 2004, the official letter of approval cameonly five months after the burial ceremony took place at the Arlington National Cemetery. At the burial ceremony, a Liaison Officer asked the family about selecting a religious symbol for the headstone. Because the Khanda was not an approved symbol at the time, the family asked Gurdarshan Singh, a local granthee who performed the last rights, to write an official letter to request a Khanda.Uday
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