[CWOJackson]

I was fortunate enough to attend a citizenship ceremony for about 20 folks in uniform once. Later, at a celebration that involved them, their families and the guests, many of them stood up and gave a brief synopsis of where they had come from, what they had gone through to get here and why defending their country was so important.

I couldn't help but think how much they sounded like the colonists and later the pioneers. Only their words were first person and not quoted from an American history book. Change the original nation (I was there with a Filipino friend and I'm sure too talk to pass off as one of them) and the last name and it could have been my one of my great, great grandfathers standing there.

Take care.

[DoughtyOne]

I would suspect that would be a moving experience. These are people who are joining this nation by choice, and having gone through some difficult times prior to that in many instances.

Thanks for the additional comments.