May 2, 2014

2014 Naturalization Ceremony

The United States welcomes 16 new citizens with a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

The petitioners stand for the National Anthem during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Petitioners recite the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Leticia Fraire of Mexico speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Anthony Yen Soo Hon of Trinidad & Tobago speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Qiaoming Huang of China speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Diana Mariela Hernandez Galindo of Honduras speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Mary Jane Sorima Norpel of the Philippines speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Hung Van Dieu of Vietnam speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Richel Atay Pingkian of the Philippines speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Samera Askarovna French of Kazakhstan speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Yujin Wang of China speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Trudy Lee sings "America the Beautiful" during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Luma Akram Shaer of Jordan speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Maulesh Jayantilal Desai of India speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Alvaro Jose Castellanos Cea of El Salvador speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Xing Lin of China speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Maria De La Luz Gonzalez of Mexico speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Diana Arely Olivas of Mexico speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Hakan Atilgan of Germany speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. lead the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

The petitioners stand for the National Anthem during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Larry H. Ferrell congratulates Mary Jane Sorima Norpel of the Philippines after the naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Trudy Lee sings "America the Beautiful" during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Maulesh Jayantilal Desai of India registers to vote with Sue Brockett, a member of The League of Women Voters, following a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith speaks, as U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. listens, during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Larry H. Ferrell, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Naturalization Examiner, speaks during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. administers the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States to petitioners during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

Petitioners recite the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

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The United States welcomes 16 new citizens with a naturalization ceremony Friday, May 2 at the Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

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