PHOTOS: Wave of new citizens welcomed
John Molina, left, from the Philippines, waves an American flag during a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vasil Hristov (cq), right center, of Bulgaria, stands for a personal photo with U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe after a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Louise Saxon, left, from London, England, receives a Certificate of Nationalization from U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe during a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rodolfo Santana, second from left, and Donna Muller Orduna, center, wave American flags during a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marilyn Pitassi, right center, of the National Park Service, speaks during a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People raise their right hand for an Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Thursday, May 15, 2014. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 100 new American citizens from 31 nations during the lakeside ceremony. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
LAS VEGAS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 101 new American citizens from 31 nations in a naturalization ceremony at Lake Mead’s Boulder Beach Campground Amphitheater on Thursday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe presented new Americans with a Certificate of Nationalization and attendees pledged an Oath of Allegiance.
Two featured keynote speakers were Patrick Gubbins and Marilyn Pitassi, both representing the National Park Service.
The origin of participants included, but was not limited to Bulgaria, England and the Philippines.
