Duffel Blog

Duffel Blog

Share this post

Duffel Blog
Duffel Blog
Muslim EOD Soldier Blows Up Stereotypes
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Muslim EOD Soldier Blows Up Stereotypes

Duffel Blog Staff's avatar
Duffel Blog Staff
Oct 05, 2022
∙ Paid

Share this post

Duffel Blog
Duffel Blog
Muslim EOD Soldier Blows Up Stereotypes
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Khaled Abou Rashad may have immigrated to the United States from Syria when he was only a boy, but these days he does something that few of his countrymen do: Build and detonate large quantities of high explosives.

Rashad, a captain in the 192d Ordnance Battalion (EOD), is the Army's first Muslim-American bomb disposal expert officer, …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Duffel Blog to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Duffel Blog LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More