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Showing posts with label Patricio G Balona. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

WVN-JO - Patriotism, sense of belonging rewards of citizenship journey

From my archive of press clippings:

West Volusia News-Journal Online

Patriotism, sense of belonging rewards of citizenship journey

January 22, 2009

By PATRICIO G. BALONA Staff writer

ORLANDO -- "I pledge allegiance to U.S. flag and the country. . ."

"Daddy, you are not saying it right," my daughter interrupted.

Her tiny hand over her heart, my daughter, Josee, recited the 31-word pledge so naturally.
I repeated after her, memorizing the verse as I drove to the Orlando office of U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a U.S. citizen.

Read the whole article here.