Friday, Nov 11, 2016
6-9pm
Northwest Suburban College
Waraich Auditorium
5999 S. New Wilkie Road, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Program
6-7pm Registration, Refreshments, Social Hour
7-9pm
A Muslim American Green Beret
Shares his Experiences from the Front Lines of Afghanistan
Speaker:
Mir Yasir Ali, JD
RSVP
773 770-6166
About the Speaker
“Mir Yasir Ali was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He attended college at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he was also enrolled in Army ROTC. After graduating from Illinois in 2000, Mir commissioned as an Army officer and served 7 years on active duty. His service included 2 combat deployments to Afghanistan, where he commanded a Special Forces A-Team, more commonly known as Green Berets. Mir received 3 Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart during his combat deployments. In 2007, Mir completed his service at the rank of Captain and attended law school at the University of Michigan. He is now a senior associate at the law firm Schiff Hardin LLP. Mir lives in Lisle with his wife and kids.”
Mir Y. Ali in the news:
http://quadrangle.law.umich.edu/spring2016/features/a-salute-to-veterans/de-oppresso-liber/
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