San Diego, United States - July 03, 2025 JULY 3, 2025: A group of 30 active duty Marines, sailors, and soldiers took the oath of citizenship in a special ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum. In time for the 249th celebration of the birth of the United States. The service members come from 16 different countries, like Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa. The Chief U.S. District Judge in San Diego, Cynthia Bashant, administered the Oath of Allegiance. She says she gets choked up giving the oath of citizenship. Lance Corporal Arthur Renno is from Brazil. He says coming to the United States as a child, and joining the Marines gave him a path to citizenship. [NO SALES IN SAN DIEGO-SAN DIEGO OUT] JULY 3, 2025: A group of 30 active duty Marines, sailors, and soldiers took the oath of citizenship in a special ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum. In time for the 249th celebration of the birth of the United States. The service members come from 16 different countries, like Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa. The Chief U.S. District Judge in San Diego, Cynthia Bashant, administered the Oath of Allegiance. She says she gets choked up giving the oath of citizenship. [NO SALES IN SAN DIEGO-SAN DIEGO OUT] JULY 3, 2025: A group of 30 active duty Marines, sailors, and soldiers took the oath of citizenship in a special ceremony on board the USS Midway Museum. In time for the 249th celebration of the birth of the United States. The service members come from 16 different countries, like Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, and South Africa. The Chief U.S. District Judge in San Diego, Cynthia Bashant, administered the Oath of Allegiance. She says she gets choked up giving the oath of citizenship. The Chief U.S. District Judge in San Diego, Cynthia Bashant, administered the Oath of Allegiance. She says she gets choked up giving the oath of citizenship. [NO SALES IN SAN DIEGO-SAN DIEGO OUT]