Mike & November Company – Naturalization Ceremony – March 30, 2017 [Image 20 of 20]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

03.29.2017

Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island           

Earning the title Marine can also help non-U.S. citizens earn the rights and privileges of citizenship. This week, 19 new Marines took the Oath of Allegiance and became naturalized U.S. citizens. “United States citizenship is the greatest honor we grant (at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services),” said Wendy Wilcox, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. “For these Marines, today's naturalization ceremony represents their final step in their journey to American citizenship. Their path to citizenship is especially remarkable because they first pledge themselves to support and defend the United States before choosing to become American citizens.”

Pictured are:
Pfc. Damion G. Wellington, Jamaica; Pfc. Elen K. Patel, India; Pfc. Ayush Bhasin, India; Pfc. Sebaston L. Barrett, Jamaica; Pfc. Brock W. Glehs-Barbeau, Canada; Pfc. Julio C. De Leon Sifuentes, Mexico; Pvt. Egan B. Willie, Guyana; Pvt. Carlos O. Castillo Ramirez, El Salvador; Pfc. John Rick Asor, Philippines; Pvt. Shin Hyuk Kang, South Korea; Pfc. David A. Millwood, Jamaica; Pvt. Benedict Ngugi, Pvt. Okenio K. Trowers, Jamaica; Kenya; Pvt. Abulganiyu O. Aregbesola, Nigeria; Pvt. Juan M. Rojashenao, Colombia; Pfc. Abril A. Garcia Quirino, Mexico; Pfc. Roxana I. Laffee, Venezuela; Pvt. Claudia E. Vazquez Martinez; Pfc. Jasmin C. Reyes Guzman

(Photo by Cpl. Vanessa Austin)

• Date Taken: 03.29.2017
• Date Posted: 03.30.2017 10:41
• Photo ID: 3272712
• VIRIN: 170329-M-VP563-092
• Resolution: 3632x2421
• Size: 3.13 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US