Minnesota Guard, Somali leaders join forces to attract recruits
Star Tribune
The Minnesota National Guard did not want to lose Mohamed Mohamud. The high school senior was eager to enlist, but his mother, a refugee of Somalia’s brutal civil war, balked. Where Mohamud saw new experiences and money for college, his family saw danger. So the Guard took the unusual step of sending a longtime Muslim member to Mohamud’s home to address his family’s fears and secure their blessing.