September 2nd, my family and I came to the US. 13 years to the day and I am finally a proud citizen.

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mrworldwide2022 on September 3rd, 2021 at 00:35 UTC »

May I ask where you came from? Thank you for your service and congratulations!

ZombieCardio on September 3rd, 2021 at 01:04 UTC »

It's still bananas to me that service doesn't guarantee citizenship.

RPPO771 on September 3rd, 2021 at 01:59 UTC »

I once served in the us navy with a Russian, we were the same age (19). He would sometimes tell stories of his hardships, being orphaned at a very young age and eventually finding himself in America, fostered to some nice grandparents. The way he rationalized/said things was hilarious to me, I think he had such a genuinely real and leveled outlook on life. One of the proudest patriots of this country that I've ever known. I feel pride just for having served with him.

Also, dude had the grip strength of a thousand oxen and I'm sure he warped my skull from squeezing it when we had a big brawl in the machinery room with the torpedoman. Bit of friendly fire haha.