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Video: New Americans Pledge Allegiance in Cedar Falls Ceremony
The ceremony at the University of Northern Iowa gave 61 Iowans their citizenship.
Sixty-one new Americans, hailing from 26 countries and living in towns across Iowa, took the naturalization oath at a ceremony on the campus Tuesday.
In this video, the new citizens say the Pledge of Allegiance, applaud after being declared Americans, listen to music performed by the Faith Temple Baptist Church Praise Team & Choir of Waterloo and receive certificates of citizenship.
For photos and the full story, including how one Cedar Falls woman, originally from Iran, celebrated her birthday on the day she became a citizen, .
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