{"id":190256,"date":"2024-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=190256"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T13:30:49","slug":"usag-bavaria-welcomes-newest-american-citizens-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=190256","title":{"rendered":"USAG Bavaria welcomes newest American citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOWER BARRACKS, Germany \u2014 As part of a special program to naturalize active-duty service members and their Families, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria hosted a naturalization ceremony May 30 at the Tower View Conference Center welcoming 33 new citizens of the United States.<\/p>\n

The citizens naturalized at the ceremony originally come from 24 different countries: South Korea, Peru, Mexico, India, Czech Republic, Romania, Ghana, Philippines, Vietnam, Guyana, Germany, Switzerland, Federated States of Micronesia, Colombia, Lebanon, Haiti, Nepal, Burma, Cuba, Jamaica, Poland, Honduras, Nigeria, and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Following the national anthem, the Oath of Allegiance was virtually conducted by a representative with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.<\/p>\n

The ceremony concluded with garrison commander Col. Kevin A. Poole and Command Sgt. Maj. Hermes F. Acevedo distributing certificates of naturalization to America\u2019s newest citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited and happy, finally a citizen, my family is all the same now,\u201d said Daisy Atchison, originally from the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Pfc. Linsa Asante, originally from Ghana is excited. She said: \u201cI look forward doing great things with being an American and also living life as an American.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony was concluded with the youngest new citizen, Sgt. Rajay Miguel Hibbert from Jamaica, and garrison commander Col. Kevin A. Poole cutting the cake.<\/p>\n

To view the livestream of the event, visit the USAG Bavaria Facebook Page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View additional photos of the event at the link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of all the newly naturalized U.S. citizens:<\/p>\n