A ceremony celebrating the naturalization of our newest United States citizens was held on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the North Carolina State House in Raleigh. Thirty of our new citizens from many different countries from around the world took the oath of allegiance to the United States. People from many different nations and representatives of our military from previous conflicts were in attendance to honor our newest citizens. The following photos were taken at the event. Nancy
JULY 4, 2017
CITIZEN NATURALIZATION CEREMONY
Raleigh, North Carolina, State House
The American Flag and the POW Missing in Action flag that flies over the statehouse.
Daughters of the American Revolution preparing for the ceremony
Men representing our Civil War Soldiers
Our new citizens taking their oath of allegiance
The Girl Scouts leading in the Pledge of Allegiance
The orchestra playing beautiful patriotic music
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
From the left: Barbara Guest and Joanie Liotta (sisters!)
Flags to be given out at the DAR welcoming table
From the left: Jane Hogan, District VI Director, DAR and Barbara Guest, DAR member
Our Veterans of Foreign Wars were also represented
Representatives of our Civil War Soldiers
DAR ladies – from the left Joanie Liottta and Jean Lusted, Regent, David Popler DAR
Our Vietnam Veterans were represented too
Ceremony honoring our Missing in Action from the Vietnam War
POW/MIA Flag
The Empty Chair of the Missing Man
Nancy Clark, Conservative Women’s Forum and 2 Vietnam Veterans
Part of the MIA ceremony was to explain the meaning of each item placed on the Missing Man Table
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