Saturday, July 05, 2003

TO KNOW CITIZENSHIP IS A BLESSING.
Three days ago, near Baghdad International Airport, U.S. Army Spc. Suzette Sheckleford watched as a truck in the convoy in front of her hit a land mine and exploded in flames.

Friday, far away from combat, she raised her right hand in a south Phoenix gymnasium and swore an oath to become an American citizen.

"This is something that I truly wanted; that's why I fight for it," said Sheckleford, a Jamaican citizen until Friday.

Good story. Read it here.

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