by Sabrina Salas Matanane, KUAM NewsFriday, July 04, 2008 Subscribe to Sabrina's newsfeed
Nothing could make a soldier prouder, than to become an American citizen on the day America celebrates its independence. At a naturalization ceremony held at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Barrigada, three Army reservists, originally from Chuuk, Korea and the Philippines, raised their right hands and took the oath of allegiance, becoming American citizens.Per capita, Guam enlists the most military and per capita, Guam has suffered the most casualties. To date, more than 40,000 uniformed men and women have been naturalized since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, and close to 5,000 of those have become U.S. citizens overseas, including the war zones.