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Citizenship Day ceremony
Thirty-five people from twenty different countries were sworn in as new U.S.citizens Friday September 14, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington.
Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, right, gives an American flag to Igor Shevchenko, 19, of Battle Ground, Washington during a U.S. citizenship ceremony Friday September 14, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. Thirty-five new U.S. citizens who were sworn in at the third annual Citizenship Day event at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
Mr. Hamedani of Lake Oswego, Oregon raises his right hand as he takes a U.S. citizenship oath Friday September 14, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. Hamedani was one of thirty-five new U.S. citizens who were sworn in at the third annual Citizenship Day event at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
New U.S. citizens, from left, Gubalo Tari, Galgalo Dureti and their son Kalicha Wako, 4, of Portland proudly have their pictures taken in front of an American flag at a U.S. citizen ceremony Friday September 14, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. Thirty-five new U.S. citizens who were sworn in at the third annual Citizenship Day event at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The family is orginially from Ethiopia. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
