Nate Terani’s veteran story

The World

About eight percent of all living Americans have served in the military at some point in their lives — and everyone has a different story about why they enlisted. Here’s a story from Nate Terani, who joined an elite unit in the US Navy.  Another thing that makes Terani stand out — he is Muslim, with roots in Iran. The World’s Monica Campbell reports.

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