INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK: Taking the Oath
INSPIRING STORY
TAKING THE OATH
by May Spangler
The inspiring story of become an American citizen
When May maried Dickie Spangler, emigrants to the United States could not become American citizens without renouncing their country of origin. The green card gave May the same privileges as any other citizen, except for one. She could not vote. May loved her country of origin. She wasn’t ready to give up her French nationality, so she remained a French citizen for twenty-five years. Then one day it struck her. She had lived one year longer in the USA than in France. It was time to become an American citizen, just like her husband and three sons.
And so May finally took the oath. She stood in the Atlanta ceremonial courtroom along with 141 other emigrants. Her emotions nearly overwhelmed her as she lifted her right hand, accepting to renounce “absolutely and entirely” her French heritage—her beloved country of birth, her French language and her hometown of Paris.
The ceremony ended with the song, “God Bless America.” May choked a bit as they got to the words, “God bless America, my home sweet home.” She felt that she had lost a lot that day. But she realized she had gained even more than she ever expected. Finally she could call the place where she had lived for over twenty-five years home.
Taking the Oath, an inspiring story packed with emotion common to most every immigrant, is now published in
Tales2Inspire ~ The Moonstohne Collection – Book 2
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and also in
Tales2Inspire ~ The Diamond Collection – Series V
