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Brig. Gen. Kenneth Kamper, USAOTC commanding general, welcomes guests and congratulates
the nine new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at III Corps Tuesday.
Nine Soldiers raise their hands, taking the Oath Of Allegiance to become U.S.
citizens at a naturalization ceremony at III Corps HQ Tuesday.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Graham and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Kamper, USAOTC command team,
stand next to Spc. Jorge Mitchell, CRDAMC, as he receives his Certificate of Citizenship from Eric
Holman, supervisory immigration services officer, during a naturalization ceremony granting nine
Soldiers, including Mitchell, U.S. citizenship at III Corps HQ Tuesday.
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citizens said in unison, “I will,” to
which Holman said, “Congratula-
tions. You are now U.S. citizens.”
The conclusion was followed by a
round of applause from the audience
and a video message from President
Barrack Obama welcoming the Sol-
diers as the newest Americans.
For one of these new citizens, Spc.
Jorge Mitchell, Company A, Carl
R. Darnall Army Medical Center,
becoming a U.S. citizen has always
been the plan.
“My Family is from Venezuela,”
he said, “but I moved to America
from Venezuela when I was 3 years
old. I’ve always felt that America was
my home.
“Finally becoming a citizen feels
amazing,” he said, laughing, “I can
finally do all of the things I’ve been
wanting to do - vote, go out of
the country. I’ve always felt like
an American, I just never had that
piece of paper.”
Mitchell said his mom and dad
are extremely excited about his citi-
zenship, and proud of him for his
decision.
“Admittedly, I enlisted as kind of
an impromptu decision, but it was
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Fort Hood held a naturalization
ceremony granting nine U.S. Sol-
diers official U.S. citizenship at III
Corps Headquarters Tuesday after-
noon.
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Kamper,
Operational Test Command com-
manding general, served as a first-
time guest speaker for this month’s
naturalization.
“This is an event that I get to be a
part of that isn’t only important,” he
said, “but it’s just an honor to bear
witness this once-in-a-lifetime event
of these nine Soldiers who are about
to become citizens.”
Kamper thanked those in atten-
dance for coming to be a part of
such an incredible show of duty and
honor to the United States of Amer-
ica by these nine Soldiers giving up
citizenship to their home countries pride and
and becoming full U.S. citizens.
He admitted that Tuesday’s natu-
ralization ceremony was the first he
has ever witnessed, and did not want
to miss the chance to honor it.
“To each of you all, who will
Nine Soldiers gain citizenship during ceremony
the best decision I ever made,” he
said referring to his enlistment into
the U.S. armed forces before even
becoming an American citizen. “It
just solidified how much I wanted
to be an official American.”
He said serving in U.S. Army as
a Venezuelan was fine, but that he
always felt like something was miss-
ing-
“Like I wasn’t giving it my all. It
didn’t feel right, like I wasn’t folly
integrated into the United States
system,” Mitchell said, “and now
that I’m a citizen I feel like I can
folly appreciate being a Soldier in
the U.S. Army.”
“From it’s inception,” Kamper
concluded, “these Unites States has
been and always will continue to
be a nation of freedom, and liberty,
and justice, and democracy; we are
a nation who welcomes those who
desire and demonstrate those values.
Today you officially become card-
carrying members of ... the greatest
nation on Earth, and I’m confident
that each of you will forever dem-
onstrate these same ideals as United
States citizens that you have already
fought for as United States Soldiers.”
Soldiers were from; they stood as
each of their home countries were
called.
“Jamaica, Philippines, Venezuela,
Philippines, Togo, Mexico, Tunisia,
Mexico, Rwanda,” he said, slowly.
Each Soldier stood before Hol-
man lead them in taking the Oath
Of Allegiance with their right hands
raised, and then he lead them as
they said the United States Pledge of
Allegiance for the first time as U.S.
citizens.
At Holman’s conclusion, with
hands raised in oath, the nine new
stand here today and take that oath:
congratulations,” Kamper said. “I
commend your dedication and your
decision to become an American
citizen. Thank you for your con-
tinuing service to our Army and to
our nation. With this new title - a
United States citizen - comes great
an even greater respon-
sibility as you now represent our
nation not only as Soldiers, but as
citizens.”
Eric Holman, supervisory Immi-
gration Services officer, began nam-
ing each of the counties the nine
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