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As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, as a Sikh American, I recall the senseless murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi as e attended his duties at a Chevron gas station, he owned in Mesa Arizona. Sodhi died on 15 September 2001, a victim of a hate crime in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He paid the ultimate price for adhering to the articles of his faith, a turban and beard and more importantly leading a life of selfless service to his community. Sodhi was profiled as an Arab Muslim and murdered by 42-year-old Frank Silva Roque, a Boeing aircraft mechanic at a local repair facility who held a criminal record for an attempted robbery in California.