LSA Anaconda, Iraq – Proud non-citizen servicemembers raised their right hands, took the Oath of Allegiance, and became proud American citizens during an inspirational Veterans Day weekend ceremony at Living Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq Nov.12. A number of dignitaries spoke to the almost capacity crowd at LSA Anaconda’s Sustainer Theater. Brig. Gen. Michael J. Terry, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Commanding General, delivered the key note speech. Terry told the new citizens and the crowd that there is probably no other situation or investment, except serving your Lord, where a person can give up so little and receive so much more in return.
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“Becoming an American can have nothing to do with birth or ancestry.” Terry said. “That is because America is an idea, not a race.”