The United States will celebrate 243 years of independence this year. In honor of the holiday, we revisited our occasional commentary series Own Words and heard from newly sworn-in citizens about what makes this country special to them. They spoke to us shortly after taking their oath of allegiance at a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. District Court in downtown Tucson.
Arizona 360 airs Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on PBS 6 and Saturdays at 8 p.m. on PBS 6 PLUS. See more from Arizona 360.
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