Vets Day Has New Meaning for Troops

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Vets Day Has New Meaning for Troops
November 13, 2009
Marine Corps News|by Sgt. Lindsey Bradford

CAMP VICTORY, BAGHDAD - Surrounded by fellow servicemembers, 157 Soldiers and Marines representing 60 countries sat in the rotunda of Camp Victory's Al Faw Palace in Baghdad Nov. 11 for a naturalization ceremony.

Their wait would soon be over and their future would begin -- this time as United States citizens.

Known as Veterans Day, a holiday set aside to remember men and women who have served in the military, the day may now hold a new meaning to the men and women who took the oath of allegiance to the United States on this day.

"How fitting it is that so many, on this Veterans Day, will gain their American citizenship while serving in 'America's Corps,'" said Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., commanding general of Multi-National Corps-Iraq. "I can think of no better time, no better place and no better way to honor the devoted service of these men and women."

Jacoby praised the men and women seated before him, noting that they had already contributed to the strength of the nation by serving in the United Stated armed forces. Their talents and abilities have continued to play a part in the mission here in Iraq, he said.


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