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Celebrating Veterans Day with Naturalization Ceremonies


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Each year, on Nov. 11, the nation honors members of the United States armed forces who have served our country and defended our freedoms.

USCIS celebrates Veterans Day with naturalization ceremonies that highlight our agency’s commitment to bringing immigration services to members of our military and their families. This year, we will welcome more than 7,500 new citizens – including veterans, current service members and military spouses – in more than 40 naturalization ceremonies themed for Veterans Day. A list of highlighted ceremonies is below.

We encourage you to share your experiences and photos from naturalization ceremonies through social media, using the hashtag #newUScitizen. You can also follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), Instagram (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.

Date City, State  Location
Nov. 4, 2016  Tucson, Arizona  U.S. District Court
Nov. 4, 2016 Portland, Maine Portland Public Library
Nov. 7, 2016 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
Nov. 8, 2016 Anaheim, California  The Grove of Anaheim
Nov. 8, 2016 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Cultural Center
Nov. 8, 2016 Tampa, Florida USCIS Tampa Field Office
Nov. 9, 2016 McMinnville, Oregon Air and Space Museum
Nov. 9, 2016 Tacoma, Washington Joint Base Lewis McChord
Nov. 9, 2016 Fort Bliss, Texas Fort Bliss
Nov. 9, 2016 Beaufort, South Carolina Parris Island
Nov. 10, 2016 Hagatna, Guam District Court of Guam
Nov. 10, 2016 West Palm Beach, Florida USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Johnston, Rhode Island USCIS Providence Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 New York, New York USCIS New York Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Rochester, New York George Eastman House and Museum
Nov. 10, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee  USCIS Memphis Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Chicago, Illinois USCIS Chicago Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Harlingen, Texas USCIS Harlingen Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Hialeah, Florida USCIS Hialeah Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Miami, Florida USCIS Kendall Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan U.S. District Court (Eastern District)
Nov. 10, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Nov. 10, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Public Library
Nov. 10, 2016 Orlando, Florida USCIS Orlando Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Charlotte, North Carolina USCIS Charlotte Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Tampa, Florida USCIS Tampa Field Office
Nov. 10, 2016 Fresno, California USCIS Fresno Field Office
Nov. 11, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland USS Constellation 
Nov. 11, 2016 Mesa, Arizona Piper Repertory Theater at Mesa Arts Center
Nov. 11, 2016 San Antonio, Texas Fort Sam Houston
Nov. 11, 2016 New Bern, North Carolina Tryon Palace
Nov. 14, 2016 Washington, D.C. American Red Cross National Headquarters 
Nov. 15, 2016 Pasadena, California Pasadena Convention Center
Nov. 15, 2016 Death Valley, California Death Valley National Park
Nov. 16, 2016 Ontario, California Ontario Convention Center
Nov. 16, 2016 San Diego, California Golden Hall
Nov. 18, 2016 Pensacola, Florida National Naval Aviation Museum
Nov. 18, 2016 Miami, Florida U.S. District Court
Nov. 18, 2016 Tucson, Arizona U.S. District Court

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