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| | CNN.com - Muhammad a Gulf War vet, Islam convert - Jan. 26, 2004 |
 | | John Allen Muhammad, one of the two suspects in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks, is a twice-divorced, 41-year-old Gulf War veteran who converted to Islam 17 years ago and earned an expert marksmanship badge in the U.S. Army. |
 | | The 6-foot-1-inch Muhammad, also known as John Allen Williams, was stationed in the 1980s at Fort Lewis, Washington, about 15 miles from Tacoma, and at the now-closed Fort Ord, near Monterey, California. |
 | | Muhammad was arrested on a federal firearms violation early Thursday at a Maryland rest stop along with 17-year-old John Lee Malvo, a Jamaican citizen who is also considered a suspect. |
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