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 BOSTON (AP) - Three hundred immigrants from 79 countries took the U.S. oath of citizenship Friday in an aircraft hangar during the USS John F. Kennedy's final call in the port of Boston, including seven of its crew members.
The event was the highlight of the second day of the warship's return to the 35th president's home state for a five-day farewell visit. It goes out of service later this month.
"This is just a great opportunity we had as the ship was decommissioning. Not everybody gets to do it like this," said Electrician's Mate Pamela Leach, who came to the United States from Arima on the island of Trinidad and has served 12 years in the Navy.
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