On Monday, 100 Southwest Florida residents swore their allegiance to the U.S. at Edison College. For the first time, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services hosted a naturalization ceremony in Naples, instead of Miami Beach.
Diana Werner, originally from Colombia, is overcome with emotion as she sings "God Bless America" after reciting the Oath of Allegiance, the final step to becoming a United States citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Naples on the Collier campus of Edison College on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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New U.S. citizens wave American flags while listening to "God Bless America" during a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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A family member stands to take a photo of his loved one accepting their certificate of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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In a surprise presentation, Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart gives a flag which was flown over the capital building in Washington D.C. to Linda Swacina, the district director of citizenship and immigration during a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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Henry Valmyr, of Haiti, says the Oath of Allegiance, the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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New U.S. citizens clap at the end of a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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New U.S. citizen's listen to the singing of the national anthem during a naturalization ceremony at Edison College's Collier campus on June 2, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
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