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In the early 1990s, Lt. Col. Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad became the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. Armed Forces. He came to StoryCorps with his wife, Saleemah Muhammad, to talk about what that was like.
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As Veterans Day approaches, we hear from StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative about the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad.
In the early 1990s, Lt. Col. Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad became the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. Armed Forces. He came to StoryCorps with his wife, Saleemah Muhammad, to talk about what that was like.