Archived Prescilla's Persistence

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  Naturalization Ceremony (3.28 MB)
  
  SANDWICH, Mass. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Prescilla Harris pauses to relax in the shade under a tree in front of the barracks she manages at Air Station Cape Cod here Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Harris, originally a native of the Philippines, became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony in Boston Sept. 27, 2007, 17 years after enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard. (Coast Guard photo/Lauren Downs)
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  Oath of Allegience (2.19 MB)
  
  BOSTON - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Prescilla Harris (right) repeats the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall here Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Harris, originally from the Philippines, moved to America in 1987 and has served in the Coast Guard for the past 17 years.(Coast Guard photo/Lauren Downs)
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  Harris receives her naturalization certificate (2.61 MB)
  
  BOSTON - An immigration information officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (right), presents Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Prescilla Harris with her U.S. citizenship certificate during a naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall here Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. Harris, originally from the Philippines, moved to America in 1987 and has served in the Coast Guard for the past 17 years. (Coast Guard photo/Lauren Downs)