"Pledging allegiance to the flag was one of the proudest moments of my life, " remembers Stephen Park, who attended his own naturalizationceremony in 2005.
President Obama began his Independence Day celebrations by hosting a naturalizationceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House.
That partnership was on full display at a naturalizationceremony held at the State Department, in conjunction with DHS. Denis McDonough, deputy national security advisor to the president, gave congratulatory remarks on behalf of the Administration and led the new citizens in the Pledge of Allegiance.