[FreedomCalls]

Photo credit: Matt Millham / S&S
Caption: "At a naturalization ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday, Salina Jimenez clutches a photograph of her husband, Sgt. David Jimenez Almazan, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Aug. 27. Almazan, born in Mexico, was posthumously granted U.S. citizenship. Jimenez accepted her husband’s naturalization certificate."

[proud_yank]

“His American dream was to give back to the country that gave him so much freedom.”

It is very nice to read words like these. There are too many people, born and raised in America, who do not appreciate this country one bit. Prays for him & his family.

[Dallas59]

Sad...And may I add..He wasn't an Illegal...

[Praxeas]

God Bless him and his family.

A person can be a resident alien without being a US Citizen. That doesn't mean the person is an illegal. It means they are a green card holder who has not gone through the naturalization process.

[Dixie Yooper]

David Almazan was the kind of immigrant any country should be proud to accept. We are lucky that he decided to make the United States his home.

[oh8eleven]

Almazan, born in Mexico, was posthumously granted U.S. citizenship.
When anyone takes the oath to protect and defend our Constitution they should be declared citizens on the spot.

[RGSpincich]

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enlstandards_2.htm

Citizenship

While there is a statutory requirement that only a United States Citizen may become a commissioned officer, this is not true for enlistment. Certain non-citizens can enlist in the United States Armed Forces. To be eligible to enlist, a non-citizen must:


(1) Entered the United States on a permanent residence visa or has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form 1-551/I-551 greencard or stamped I-94), and

(2) Established a bona fide residence, and

(3) Established a home of record in the United States.

The visa and/or "greencard" must have sufficient time remaining on it (expiration date) to be valid during the entire term on enlistment. While non-citizens may enlist in the U.S. Military, they are not allowed to reenlist (stay in beyond their first term of service), unless they first become U.S.Citizens.

However, there are accelerated citizenship procedures for non-citizens on active duty. For details, see our article, U.S. Citizenship in the Military.

I get lots of email from non-U.S. citizens, who do not live in the U.S., asking how they can join the U.S. Military. Quite simply, you can't. In order to join any branch of the United States Military, one must either be a U.S. Citizen, or one must be a legal immigrant, currently living in the United States, with a "green card." The United States Military cannot and will not assist in the immigration process. In order to join the U.S. Military, one must legally immigrate first, and then apply to join the military, once they are living in the U.S.

For enlistment purposes, citizens of the United States include citizens of: Guam, Puerto Rico, The U.S. Virgin Islands,The Northern Marianas Islands, American Samoa, The Federated States of Micronesia, and The Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Not all non-citizens may be eligible to enlist. Applicants who have been residents of countries considered hostile to the interests of the United States require a waiver. See your local recruiter for the most current list of countries considered hostile to the interests of the United States.

While non-citizens may enlist, they will find their job choices extremely limited. DOD policy prohibits granting security clearances to non-U.S. Citizens. Therefore, non-Citizens. who enlist in the United States military will be limited to those jobs which do not require a security clearance.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Sad story. God Bless this man's family.