Immigrant of the Day: Gurpreet Singh (India)

 
Our Immigrant of the Day is Cpl. Gurpreet Singh, a resident of the greater Sacramento, California area who was serving his second tour with the Marines in Afghanistan when he died on June 22 of injuries suffered during combat. Born in 1989 in the Punjab in India, he immigrated to the United States with his family in 2000.  Corporal Singh grew up in Antelope and joined the Marines in 2007 after graduating high school.   “He said he wanted to do something for the country,” his father said. “All the time, he said he wanted to do something special.”

Corporal Singh’s ultimate sacrifice for his nation is a somber way to begin the July 4 Indpendence Day weekend.  RIP Corporal Gurpreet Singh. 

KJ