Fifty immigrants become new citizens during Flag Day naturalization ceremony
June 14, 2023 4:24 pm
• Last Updated: June 14, 2023 5:33 pm
Sara Malike hugs her brother Ryan, a Fairfield resident from India, after he received his naturalization certificate during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Citizenship candidates, from left, Jesus Ramon, a Stamford resident from the Dominican Republic, Mourtala Boukary, a Hartford resident from Togo, and Witold Gul, a Ansonia resident from Poland, take the Oath of Allegiance during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at the Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Sara Sendra, an East Haven resident originally from Spain, smiles at a family member during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Janelli Lucas, a Stamford resident from Mexico, and Carla Alves, a Bridgeport resident originally from Portugal, pose for a photo together after receiving their naturalization certificates during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The two women met for the first time during the ceremony and became friends. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Marianna Moumoulika, a New Haven resident from Greece, holds her daughter Aliki Passiulas, 7, on her lap as she listens to a speaker during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
U.S. Army Private Julio Victor, originally from Ecuador and now a Waterford resident, shakes hands with Mystic Seaport Museum Director of Membership Margaret Milnes during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at the museum Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Citizenship candidates take the Oath of Allegiance during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Citizenship candidates listen to a speaker during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony at Mystic Seaport Museum on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. During the event 50 citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Stonington ― Fifty citizenship candidates from 29 countries took the Oath of Allegiance during a Flag Day naturalization ceremony Wednesday at the Mystic Seaport Museum. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala administered the Oath of Allegiance as Mystic Seaport Museum President Peter Armstrong, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and others in attendance offered welcoming and congratulatory remarks to the new citizens.
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