(Bangor Daily News) Dr. Jabbar Fazeli has wanted to enlist in the U.S. armed forces since he was granted asylum in the U.S. more than 20 years ago. Now 55, he’s finally going to serve.
On Tuesday, the Iran native and longtime Maine geriatrician will be sworn into the Air National Guard to become a flight surgeon.
The swearing-in will mark the culmination of a number of attempts to enlist since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which inspired him to serve. And Fazeli said enlisting will help him pay back what he sees as a debt to the U.S. after his brother died in 2015 while fighting for the Islamic State on the Lebanon border.
