Kilo Company – Naturalization Ceremony – Sept. 14, 2017 [Image 13 of 13]

PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

09.13.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro 

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, 12 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 Brenda Washington, 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. Pabel Reyes Polanco, Dominican Republic; Pfc. Sayfullakhuja Nurullakhonov, Uzbekistan; Pfc. Paul Lacarta, Philippines; Pvt. Zhiyuan Quan, China; Pvt. David-Mathieu Lewis, Jamaica; Pvt. Muataz Al Dujaili, Iraq; Pvt. Louis Estiverne, Haiti; Pfc. Deshaun Cookson, Jamaica; Pfc. Kevin Gonzalez Murcia, El Salvador; Pvt. Fernando Bermudez Canizares, Cuba; Pvt. Pablo Vergara, Chile; Pvt. Louis Urmeneta, Peru

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Bavastro)

• Date Taken: 09.13.2017
• Date Posted: 09.14.2017 11:41
• Photo ID: 3768931
• VIRIN: 170913-M-MF691-070
• Resolution: 5481x3654
• Size: 12.3 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US