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Revision as of 16:26, 1 August 2016

For the diplomat, see Humayun Khan (diplomat).
Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan
Born(1976-09-09)September 9, 1976
United Arab Emirates
DiedJune 8, 2004(2004-06-08) (aged 27)
near Baqubah, Iraq
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service2000–2004
Rank Captain
Unit1st Infantry Division
Battles/warsOperation Iraqi Freedom
Awards Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart

Captain Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan (September 9, 1976 – June 8, 2004)[1][2] was a Pakistani American Muslim soldier of the United States Army who was killed in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Biography

Khan was born in the United Arab Emirates, to Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who are of Pakistani heritage.[2] The Khan family moved to the United States when Humayun was two years old,[3] and he was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland.[4] As a young child, Khan read extensively about Thomas Jefferson. In high school, he taught disabled children swimming.[5] Khan graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1996, and the University of Virginia (U.Va.) in 2000.[4] At U.Va., Khan joined the university's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[6] Khan joined the United States Army to pay for law school, and had planned on becoming a military lawyer. In the Army, Khan achieved the rank of captain.[4]

In 2004, Khan was assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany. Three[2] to four[5] months into his tour of duty in Iraq,[2] on June 8 near Baqubah, Khan was inspecting a guard post when a suspicious taxicab began approaching too quickly. Ordering his subordinates away from the vehicle, Khan ran forward 10–15 steps and was killed by a suicide car bomb fitted with an improvised explosive device.[5][2][4] The car detonated before it could reach the gates or the nearby mess hall where hundreds of soldiers were eating breakfast.[5] The blast also killed the two occupants of the vehicle and two Iraqi bystanders. On June 15, Khan was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[7]

Legacy

The first U.Va. graduate to die in combat since the Vietnam War, Khan was honored by two university ceremonies.[6] Khan was also posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.[2]

In December 2015, Hillary Clinton, a presidential candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election, spoke about Khan's service, describing him as one of fourteen Muslim Americans who had died in the service of the United States since the September 11 attacks.[8]

Khan's parents later appeared at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where his father, Khizr Khan, spoke of his dead son and rebuked the Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump.[9][10][11][12] Trump criticized the appearance of Khan's parents at the Democratic Convention, and suggested that Khan's mother may not have been allowed to speak. Trump's comments on Khan's mother Ghazala sparked strong reactions[13][14][15] and triggered her response as an op-ed in the The Washington Post.[3] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's online magazine Dabiq published a picture of Humayun Khan's headstone with the caption "Beware of Dying as an apostate." and urged its followers to "[r]eject these calls to disunity and come together."[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tapper, Jake [@jaketapper] (July 29, 2016). "Army Captain Humayun Khan, 27, was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in June 2004. RIP" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d e f McBride, Jessica (July 28, 2016). "Captain Humayun Khan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ a b Khan, Ghazala (July 31, 2016). "Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Fred Ryan. ISSN 0190-8286. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d "House Joint Resolution No. 780". Virginia's Legislative Information System. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia General Assembly. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  5. ^ a b c d McCrummen, Stephanie (March 22, 2005). "Khizr Khan's loss: A grieving father of a soldier struggles to understand". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Fred Ryan. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Kelly, Matt (September 24, 2004). "U.Va.'s ROTC Divisions Pay Tribute to Fallen Comrade". UVAToday. Richmond, Virginia: University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  7. ^ Clock, Michele (June 16, 2004). "A 'Peacemaker' Is Laid to Rest". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Fred Ryan. ISSN 0190-8286. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Timsit, Annabelle (July 29, 2016). "Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. How the father of slain Muslim soldier shamed Donald Trump, upstaged Hillary Clinton and gave the country a lesson in values. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |newspaper= at position 1 (help)
  9. ^ Qiu, Linda. "The backstory of the Muslim soldier's dad who said Trump 'sacrificed nothing'". PolitiFact.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  10. ^ Swaine, Jon; Gambino, Lauren (August 1, 2016). "Donald Trump has 'black soul', says Khizr Khan, father of fallen Muslim US soldier". The Guardian (in British English). Kings Place: Guardian Media Group. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ Bradner, Eric (July 31, 2016). "Khizr Khan: Trump has a 'black soul'". CNN Center: CNN. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Abramson, Alana; Phelps, Jordyn (August 1, 2016). "John McCain Strongly Condemns Trump's Attacks on Khizr Khan, Joining Other Republicans". Times Square Studios: ABC News. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ DelReal, Jose A.; Gearan, Anne (July 30, 2016). "Trump stirs outrage after he lashes out at the Muslim parents of a dead U.S. soldier". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Fred Ryan. ISSN 0190-8286. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Fury as Trump mocks Muslim soldier's mother Ghazala Khan" (in British English). Broadcasting House: BBC News. July 31, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has attracted outrage by mocking a dead US Muslim soldier's mother. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ^ "Trump criticized for comments on Muslim mother of fallen US soldier". 1211 Avenue of the Americas: Fox News Channel. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location (link)
  16. ^ "Islamic State calls slain Muslim American soldier an 'apostate'". Canary Wharf: Reuters. July 31, 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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