Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney | U.S. Coast Guard District 7 | 08.21.2013
Fireman Samantha Turin signs her acceptance as an American citizen at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Aug. 21, 2013. "I obtained all of the right documentation and really focused on what I needed to do to get the process started to obtain my citizenship," said Turin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney | U.S. Coast Guard District 7 | 08.21.2013
Capt. Austin J. Gould, Coast Guard Sector Miami commander, congratulates Fireman Samantha Turin on her acceptance as an American citizen at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Aug. 21, 2013. "I felt like I was flying first class when I found out that I was becoming an American citizen," said Turin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney | U.S. Coast Guard District 7 | 08.21.2013
Capt. Austin J. Gould, Coast Guard Sector Miami commander, reads Fireman Samantha Turin’s acceptance as an American citizen in front of her fellow Coast Guardsmen at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Aug. 21, 2013. "It was a long process and a series of waiting to be told whether or not you got accepted," said Turin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Clarke | U.S. Coast Guard District 7 | 08.16.2013
Fireman Samantha Turin and Fireman Joshua Ramiez, crew members from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., perform a man overboard drill in the Miami harbor as part of a qualification check list Aug. 16, 2013. Turin, who recently became an American citizen July 26, 2013, waited five years for permission to leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to come over to the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Clarke | U.S. Coast Guard District 7 | 08.16.2013
Fireman Samantha Turin, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., prepares to get the 33-foot Law Enforcement Special Purpose Craft underway as part of her qualification check list Aug. 16, 2013. Turin, who recently became an American citizen July 26, 2013, waited five years for permission to leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to come over to the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo......
