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  • Soldier wounded in Iraq is rewarded with U.S. citizenship

    09/19/2003 12:24:24 PM PDT · by demlosers · 54 replies · 423+ views
    The Stars and Stripes ^ | European edition, Friday, September 19, 2003 | Patrick J. Dickson
    WASHINGTON — Army Spc. Hilario Bermanis was maimed in service to the United States, and a grateful nation made him one of us. Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi took part in a ceremony Wednesday making Bermanis, of the 82nd Airborne Division, a U.S. citizen. Bermanis also is a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia. “This young soldier serves as a true example of sacrifice to a nation that today he can call his own,” Principi was quoted as saying in a VA news release. “He gave of himself so that others could have a better tomorrow. The Department of...
  • Citizenship Oath is Being Updated

    09/04/2003 8:04:21 AM PDT · by boris · 21 replies · 2,952+ views
    WASHINGTON-- The citizenship oath, which requires immigrants to renounce loyalty to "princes and potentates," is getting a makeover after a half-century. "It's being recrafted so it has more meaning to those who are raising their right hand and swearing," the oath, said Eduardo Aguirre Jr., director of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Homeland Security Department. The new oath will be made public on Sept. 17, on citizenship day.--Associated Press