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PHOTOS: Honoring Military Veterans During a Naturalization Ceremony

Release Date: November 14, 2013

Acting Secretary Beers congratulates Dr. Rahul Jindal, recipient of the Outstanding American By Choice award.

Yesterday, Acting Secretary Rand Beers participated in a special naturalization ceremony commemorating Veterans Day. The ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery’s Women in Military Service for America Memorial Auditorium in Virginia.

Acting Secretary Beers administered the Oath of Allegiance to 40 U.S. citizenship candidates, including active duty members of the United States Armed Forces. Since September 2002, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has naturalized more than 92,000 members of the military, including nearly 11,000 who received their citizenship overseas.

USCIS Deputy Director Lori Scialabba congratulates a newly naturalized U.S. citizen.

During the ceremony, USCIS Deputy Director Lori Scialabba recognized Dr. Rahul Jindal, a transplant surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., as an Outstanding American by Choice. The Outstanding American by Choice initiative recognizes the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens, who through civic participation, professional achievement, and responsible citizenship, have demonstrated their commitment to this country and to the common civic values that unite us as Americans.

From Nov. 7-13, USCIS welcomed approximately 8,000 new U.S. citizens during 120 naturalization ceremonies throughout the nation and overseas.

For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit the USCIS website and the USCIS blog The Beacon.

Photos courtesy of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Last Updated: 02/12/2024
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