Bidens Attend Naturalization Ceremony in Iraq

By • on July 4, 2010

Bidens Attend Naturalization Ceremony in Iraq

By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, July 4, 2010 – Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, presided over a naturalization ceremony in Al Faw Palace here today in honor of 156 servicemembers who earned their U.S. citizenship through service to the nation.

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Vice President Joe Biden congratulates a soldier on becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2010. Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, and Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, also attended the event, during which more than 150 U.S. servicemembers became U.S. citizens. DoD photo by Elaine Wilson