April is National Arab American Heritage Month. Arab Americans have ancestors from Arab nations in North Africa or Southwest Asia. Let’s look at the contributions of some Arab Americans.
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Colonel James Jabara was a fighter pilot. He was the first American “flying ace.” A “flying ace” shoots down five enemy planes. He served his country in two wars.
Photo Credit:U.S. Air Force