James Yee

James J. Yee
James J. Yee
	Yee at Lancaster University, 2007
Born	1968 (age 55–56); New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	Chinese: 余百康 ; Yusuf Yee (Arabic name)
Occupation	Former US Army Chaplain
Known for	Serving as the Muslim Chaplain for Muslim detainees held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.; Author, For God and Country.

James Joseph Yee^[1] (Chinese: 余百康 or 余优素福, also known by the Arabic name Yusuf Yee) (born c. 1968) is an American former United States Army chaplain with the rank of captain. He worked as a Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay detention camp and was subjected to an intense investigation by the United States for espionage and other crimes, but all charges were later dropped. Yee later authored a book about his experiences as chaplain, For God and Country.

^ "James Joseph Yee". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-04-14.

[1] "James Joseph Yee". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-04-14.

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James J. Yee
Yee at Lancaster University, 2007
Born	1968 (age 55–56) New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	Chinese: 余百康 Yusuf Yee (Arabic name)
Occupation	Former US Army Chaplain
Known for	Serving as the Muslim Chaplain for Muslim detainees held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, a U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Author, For God and Country.