Troops in Iraq become U.S. citizens
The 186 men and women from 60 countries are sworn in on election day. But they will have to wait until next time to vote.
Reporting from Baghdad — Almost 200 U.S. troops serving in Iraq celebrated Tuesday's elections in a special way: They were sworn in as U.S. citizens.
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But the 186 men and women -- who hail from 60 countries -- didn't get to cast their first ballot for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain. They became citizens too late to vote this year.
Dressed in fatigues and standing under a giant U.S. flag, the troops took their citizenship oath at a ceremony in a domed marble hall at Saddam Hussein's old Al Faw Palace.
"Diverse as your backgrounds may be, you all now have one thing in common: You are all Americans," said U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the top American commander in Iraq. "You represent the very best of all that our nation stands for: freedom, opportunity, equality and service."
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