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Stryker Soldiers Become U.S. Citizens

Sep-23-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By Keith Eldridge

FORT LEWIS - Local soldiers who are about to be sent to Iraq are taking something brand new with them; their U.S. citizenship.

The men are members of an elite group of soldiers from Fort Lewis who are willing to die for a country that is not officially theirs.

"I can honestly say this is one of the proudest days in my life," says Spec. Theopolis Abraham.

These ten Stryker soldiers are just days away from being sent to the tense fighting in Iraq, yet they are all smiles because they are about to become naturalized citizens. [...]

These are just a few of the Strykers who didn't have their U.S. citizenship. In all, 108 Strykers were willing to serve in uniform without having their citizenship.

They're all part of the Stryker brigade heading to Iraq to take the place of the first Strykers who went over from Fort Lewis.

Stryker commander Col. Robert Brown says, "Their commitment to America humbles me and all of the leaders and strengthens our confidence in the future of America."

It is a simple ceremony, but it is one these soldiers will vividly remember as they head to Iraq as new United States Citizens.


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