Balbir Singh Sodhi

Death by Force

In the quiet aftermath of a national tragedy, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a 49-year-old Sikh American man, was arranging American flags and planting flowers in front of his Mesa, Arizona, gas station on September 15, 2001. Having immigrated to the United States from India in 1988, he had built a life for himself and was known by friends and neighbors as a gentle and quiet man. In the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks, he had expressed his grief and even donated to the victims' fund. ...Read More

the Guardian: ‘This is my country’: how the family of Balbir Singh Sodhi resolved to carry on his American dream

Los Angeles Times: Second Brother Dies for Dream

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