Somali-American, former Marine and veteran of Iraq War...

[SahanGalbeed]

Had I been born in the US or come at a younger age I would have tried to make a career in the US armed forces ...unfortunately for me , I was already baarixi by the time I got here .

[Executive]

I meet that guy in mpls, Him and a relative of mine was doing some poetry at a Somali independence event. WTF I would have never guessed he served in the US Army

[gemini_snake]

When did he join the army? I mean he probably enlisted on September 8th 2001 and just got caught up with the rest, I always wanted to be in the army.

best.excuse.ever.

[Advo]

Gemini, maybe he should use that in one of his poetry so we can forgive him and give him a chance

[ali military]

Stop whinning fool, you are too deaf and too dumb to understand reality.

[gemini_snake]

Gemini, maybe he should use that in one of his poetry so we can forgive him and give him a chance

i think that's the only way he can bounce back from this. otherwise people won't forget how he brought out his uniform and army tags all while conveniently standing in front of the u.s. flag.

[shaamboo]

Hersi is a former US Marine and veteran of Iraq. He is also a Somali Muslim. In this Video he recounts his experience as a Muslim in the American school system and the US military.

RESPECT

He should have gone to that hearing

[barakaboy10]

i don't understand why we (Muslims) have to go through this sort of hassles to please some insane Americans. i got irritated whenever Muslims do that. tell them f*** off SOB. If someone wants to know something about Islam, i say welcome. but if someone comes to me with prejudged conception about Islam or Somalis, i tell them get the hell away from me, dude. i won't apologized for something i didn't do and i won't make excuses either. what they need to know is that i am a victim, too.

illaah hanoo gargaaro.

[kadarre]

''Former Marine'' how sad.