SLIDE SHOW: Annual Mammoth Cave ceremony swears in 29 new U.S. citizens
Published 4:05 pm Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Twenty-nine individuals repeat the Oath of Allegiance after United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl as they are sworn in as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals repeat the Oath of Allegiance after United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl as they are sworn in as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Dhaval Patel, originally from India, waves his American flag as he follows nearly 30 other individuals in the Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave to the cave’s Methodist Church opening to be sworn in as a United States citizens during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Nearly 30 individuals listen to United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl speak before swearing them in as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl speaks before swearing in 29 individuals as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Mammoth Cave National Park Park Superintendent Barclay Trimble speaks to the 29 individuals being sworn in as United States citizens in Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals say the Pledge of Allegiance as they are sworn in as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl speaks before swearing in 29 individuals as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals receive their naturalization certificates as new United States citizens from United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl during a Naturalization Ceremony in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Nearly 30 individuals hold their American flags as they listen to United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl speak before swearing them in as United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during a Naturalization Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals receive their naturalization certificates as new United States citizens from United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl during a Naturalization Ceremony in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals receive their naturalization certificates as new United States citizens from United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl during a Naturalization Ceremony in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals and their family members are led through the Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave to the cave’s Methodist Church opening to be sworn in as United States citizens during a Naturalization Ceremony within Mammoth Cave on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals and their family members are led through the Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave to the cave’s Methodist Church opening to be sworn in as United States citizens during a Naturalization Ceremony within Mammoth Cave on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Uwimana Muzige, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, takes a photo with United States Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl after being sworn in as a new United States citizen during a Naturalization Ceremony within Mammoth Cave on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Twenty-nine individuals from 12 different countries swore the Oath of Allegiance to become new United States citizens in Mammoth Cave’s Methodist Church during the annual Naturalization Ceremony at the park on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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