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Thirty-one U.S. military members took the oath of allegiance before friends and family during a U.S. military naturalization ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard, Sept. 10, 2009.

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Thirty-one U.S. military members took the oath of allegiance before friends and family during a U.S. military naturalization ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard, Sept. 10, 2009.

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