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Honda Celebration: Citizenship oath.article and Al Anbki

honda celebration: I'm happy but at the same I'm concerned with, is someone going to pull me out and tell me, 'You can't participate again,' said the former Iraqi translator for U.S. troops, minutes before he took his citizenship oath.article continues below Trending Stories Snowbirds air show part of entertainment lined up for Honda Celebration of Light Savethe Rio is officially a done deal Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy'Mary is back' Davie Street's iconic Hamburger Mary's revived as 'sassy brunch cafe'That's what happened last year to Al Anbki, who's also member of the Florida National Guard, according to Vancouver Courier. But everything went smoothly at his ceremony Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. As he waited for his citizenship ceremony to start Tuesday, Haeder Al Anbki held his breath, half-worried that someone would stop him and tell him to leave. He recited the Pledge of Allegiance, said the oath of citizenship and sang along to Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA. He was a citizen at last. After the long fight, after all these years, that flag is still standing. It's a dream becoming true, Al Anbki said after the ceremony, holding up an American flag. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.