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.
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