4 Muslim Vets on Life in the Military

Col. Doug Burpee in Bagram, Afghanistan, in August 2004. Photo courtesy of Doug Burpee

In the weeks after Khizr Khan’s speech to the Democratic National Convention, bouquets of flowers and personal condolence letters have steadily accumulated at the grave of his son, Capt. Humayun Khan, as visitors — mostly strangers — have stopped to honor the officer, who died in 2004 protecting his troops.

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