Twenty-three children from eight countries took the oath of allegiance from Immigration Services Officer Kimberly Patton (left) during the first of two naturalization ceremonies Tuesday on the grounds of the Truman Home in Independence. [Mike Genet/The Examiner]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net For Mustafa Alturknani and several other children, Tuesday morning’s ceremony was a family affair. The 15-year-old, originally from Syria, and three…
