Florida Disabled Vietnam Veteran Becomes US Citizen

Vietnam veteran finally becomes citizen
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Bailey Myers
Osceola County Reporter
July 4, 2014

OSCEOLA COUNTY
Friday marked another Independence Day for the U.S., But for dozens of people throughout the Central Florida area, it also marked the day they became U.S. citizens.

News 13 attended Naturalization Ceremonies and heard the stories of those who have tried for years to call themselves Americans.

With their right hands raised for this solemn oath twenty six people from all across the world became American Citizens this independence day in Central Florida.

It took tests, interviews and years to get to this point. But for Antonio Adao, it took 56 years.

See in 1958, Adao immigrated here from Portugal when he was just 15 years old. A few years later though, Adao stood and fought proudly for his new country.

“In 1964 I was drafted into service and in 1965 I went to Vietnam,” said new U.S. citizen Antonio Adao. He fought for one year in Vietnam before he was injured.
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