- New American citizens take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- U.S. Navy sailor Germaine Parchment of Jamaica waves an American Flag as his home country is announced during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Masa Silah holds an American Flag as she stands with her mother Aya Jaafar of Iraq during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Governor Glenn Youngkin addresses the crowd of new American citizens and their loved ones during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Cailey Cutler of Australia smiles with an American Flag during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- 98 people from 40 different countries officially became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- An audience member stands clad in an American Flag shirt during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- A new American citizen shields themselves from the sun during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Local real estate agent Val Milan of Ukraine takes a video as she becomes a new American citizen during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Cailey Cutler of Australia holds an American Flag and the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- James Madison, played by Bryan Austin, recites The American’s Creed during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
- Dahlia Bell of Jamaica recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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New American citizens take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)
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98 people from 40 different countries became new American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe in Hampton on Friday, July 4, 2025.