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My mind drifted back to the patriotic naturalization ceremony of a close friend. ...more
December 5, 2008
Friday afternoon, Flag Day eve, in a Tampa Convention Center ballroom of close to 1,500 patriots, Merle Patricia Bradshaw Romain did what she knew she ought to have done ages ago. Sheathed in a pink floral dress and rising on simple, low-heeled beige sandals, Romain hoisted her right hand to repeat, with a solemnity that belied the unalloyed delight in her heart, the oath of allegiance for naturalized citizens. ...more
June 17, 2008
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