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Southeast Connecticut residents celebrate citizenship

Image No. 1 | Gilles Gaudreau, right, of Plainfield, receives a boutonniere, one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Gilles Gaudreau, right, of Plainfield, receives a boutonniere, one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Image No. 2 | Jakiya Sultana of Bristol, Conn., originally from Bangladesh, prepares to join 19 other people to take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Jakiya Sultana of Bristol, Conn., originally from Bangladesh, prepares to join 19 other people to take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Image No. 3 | Jakiya Sultana of Bristol, Conn., originally from Bangladesh, joins 19 other people to take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Jakiya Sultana of Bristol, Conn., originally from Bangladesh, joins 19 other people to take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Image No. 4 | A young girl whose mother, originally from Poland, is one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

A young girl whose mother, originally from Poland, is one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Image No. 5 | Gilles Gaudreau, third from right, of Plainfield, one of 20 people as he takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Gilles Gaudreau, third from right, of Plainfield, one of 20 people as he takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Image No. 6 | Gilles Gaudreau, right, of Plainfield, fills out his final paperwork, , one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Gilles Gaudreau, right, of Plainfield, fills out his final paperwork, , one of 20 people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented. Gaudreau is originally from Canada, and is a Vietnam veteran, who has waited 60 years for this.

Image No. 7 | Twenty people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.

Twenty people take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at New Britain Stadium to become U.S. citizens Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A total of 13 countries of origin are represented.