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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
It was a pretty moving event to see these people that would put the American flag on their sleeve and be willing to die for the country that they weren't even citizens of yet.
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Brad Wenstrup
Republican · Ohio

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Wenstrup describes witnessing soldiers and marines being sworn in as U.S. citizens in Iraq.

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