Welcome to newest naturalized Americans (service members fighting in Afghanistan war) -- July 4, 2014

Capsule report at NBC NEWS dot-com: They came from Germany and Jamaica, Guatemala and Ghana. Twenty-five members of the armed forces and their spouses — representing 15 countries — were sworn in as the newest U.S. citizens during a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony at the White House. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, himself an immigrant from Cuba, delivered the oath of allegiance as President Barack Obama looked on. Obama reminded the newest Americans that they are what the nation was built on 238 years ago and praised the group of 25 for choosing to fight for their adopted homeland. “Many of you did something extraordinary. You signed up to serve in the United States military. You answered that call,” Obama said. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/25-service-members-sworn-newest-americans-white-house-ceremony-n148331