Naturalization Ceremony at Fort Meigs

Thirty-one people become naturalized United States citizens in a ceremony at Ft. Meigs in Perrysburg, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Johnnie Taylor, of the League of Women Voters, left, and new citizen Jaswant Singh Sidhu after the ceremony. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Myra McClure, keynote speaker and originally from Canada, holds her copy of the program from her citizenship proceedings. McClure became a citizen in 2002.

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Arslan Adil, left, and his parents, Jahangir center, and Lubna Adil, all of Maumee, after they received their citizenship papers.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Arslan Adil, left, and his parents, Jahangir center, and Lubna Adil, all of Maumee, after they received their citizenship papers.... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Myra McClure, keynote speaker and originally from Canada, holds her copy of the questions which she had to memorize to become a U.S. citizen in 2002.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Myra McClure, keynote speaker and originally from Canada, holds her copy of the questions which she had to memorize to ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Dalih El-Far, left, and her husband Mohamed El-Far, third from right, and two of their children during the Pledge of Allegiance. The children are Hashim, 3, and Ahmed, 6. Mohamed El-Far became a citizen during the ceremony.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick gives the Oath of Citizenship. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Taking the oath of citizenship are, from left, Arslan Adil, left, and his parents, Jahangir, second from left, and Lubna Adil, all of Maumee and all originally from Pakistan.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Taking the oath of citizenship are, from left, Arslan Adil, left, and his parents, Jahangir, second from left, and Lubna ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Michael Lieber, the town crier of Sylvania and of Lucas County, opens the United States District Court as 31 people become naturalized United States citizens in a ceremony at Ft. Meigs in Perrysburg.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Michael Lieber, the town crier of Sylvania and of Lucas County, opens the United States District Court as 31 people ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER