According to Daily Sikh Updates "Legendary 96 year old Air Marshall Arjan Singh (born 15 April 1919), A Sikh hero, meeting President Obama in India. President Obama greets Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force, at the At Home Reception on the Central Lawn of Mughal Garden in New Delhi. The two had a quick casual conversation, and the hope is President Obama will allow Sikhs to serve in the United States Army after seeing representation of Sikh serving in Indian armed forces. The United States Govt has a ban on the Turban and Beard in the armed forces. Major Kamal Kalsi and the Sikh Coalition have worked tirelessly the past few years to get the United States military to give Sikhs an exception to the rule due to religious reasons. The hope is that after seeing so many Sikhs in the Indian military and watching the Sikh regiment parade on republic day maybe Obama will push to have the rule changed.Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC, was one pilot who grew up in the annals of the air force as the first chief for leading the force into war. He was Chief of Air Staff when the IAF saw action in its first combat of the modern age in 1965. He was hardly 44 years years of age when entrusted with the responsibility of leading the Indian Air Force, a responsibility he carried with considerable flamboyance and élan. Arjan Singh was born on 15 April 1919, in Lyallpur, completing his education at Montgomery. He was still in college in 1938, 19 years of age when he was selected for the Empire Pilot training course at RAF Cranwell. His first posting on being commissioned was flying Westland Wapiti biplanes in the North Western Frontier Province as a member of the No.1 IAF Squadron. Arjan Singh, flew against the tribal forces, before he was transferred for a brief stint with the newly formed No.2 IAF Squadron. Later he moved back to No.1 as a Flying Officer, when the Squadron re-equipped with the Hawker Hurricane."
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