08 August,2016 08:30 AM IST | | Agencies
Voicing support for a fallen Pakistani-origin American soldier’s parents who had come under attack from Donald Trump, the family has said yesterday that they were 'hurt by his remarks and it amounted to playing 'political games'
Los Angeles: Voicing support for a fallen Pakistani-origin American soldier's parents who had come under attack from Donald Trump, the family of a slain Sikh Marine has said yesterday that they were "hurt" by his remarks and it amounted to playing "political games".
Former members of the US military carry boxes representing more than 1,00,000 signatures requesting that Sen. John McCain and other Republican leaders withdraw their endorsement of Donald Trump. Pic/AFP
Five years after he was shot by fighters in Afghanistan, Marine Corporal Gurpreet Singh's bedroom is still decorated in red, white and blue and his dress uniform hangs in his closet with medals pinned to it. His father, Nirmal Singh, has been watching the immigrant parents of another fallen military service member spar with Republican presidential candidate Trump. "It hurts.
Corporal Gurpreet Singh
It's like they're playing political games with a Gold Star family," Nirmal told The Sacramento Bee. Gold Star families are immediate relatives of US Armed Forces members who died in battle or in support of military activities.
Many military families around the country have been surprised by Trump's criticism of the parents of the late Army Captain Humayun Khan after they endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and rebuked Trump last month.
