Delta & November Companies – Naturalization Ceremony – Oct. 19, 2017 [Image 16 of 16]

PARRIS ISLAND, SC, UNITED STATES

10.18.2017

Photo by Cpl. Joseph Jacob 

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, 15 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: Pvt. Raffell Bailey, Guyana; Pfc. Maksim Smolyaninov, Ukraine; Pvt. Joel Hernandez Pereira, El Salvador; Pvt. Francis Kabba, Guinea; Pvt. Prentiss Jackson, Liberia; Pvt. Jesus Flores Tenorio, Mexico; Pvt. Ahmed Al Sharafi, Yemen; Pfc. Yordy Tavarez, Dominican Republic; Pvt. Rex Tamba, Liberia; Pfc. Juan Contreras, Mexico; Pfc. Phipspolsky Cherubin, Haiti; Pvt. Mariela Linares Galvan, Mexico; Pvt. Laura Urbie Gaitan, Colombia; Pfc. Jessica Meyer, South Africa; Pvt. Yutong Wang, The People's Republic of China;

• Date Taken: 10.18.2017
• Date Posted: 10.19.2017 12:03
• Photo ID: 3878634
• VIRIN: 171018-M-XY771-085
• Resolution: 2048x1365
• Size: 2.9 MB
• Location: PARRIS ISLAND, SC, US