Fairfax, Va., native Sgt. Edson MejiaJimenez administration specialist with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), leads a crowd in the pledge of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon, Va., Feb. 22, 2016. The ceremony recognized 50 immigrants from 42 different foreign nations who became citizens. The ceremony also celebrated George Washington’s 284th birthday with special guests from the Department of Homeland Security. MejiaJimenez, originally from Medellin, Colombia, was joined by his fellow Marines w

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Fairfax, Va., native Sgt. Edson MejiaJimenez administration specialist with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), leads a crowd in the pledge of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon, Va., Feb. 22, 2016. The ceremony recognized 50 immigrants from 42 different foreign nations who became citizens. The ceremony also celebrated George Washington’s 284th birthday with special guests from the Department of Homeland Security. MejiaJimenez, originally from Medellin, Colombia, was joined by his fellow Marines with the CBIRF Administration Section (S-1), his father José D. Mejia Montoya, wife Michelle and son Leonardo. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Jonathan S. Herrera/Released)

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