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By Elson C

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  1. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    I've been very quiet here for the past few months, aside from normal life and everything else that is going on, I've been going through the process of naturalization. And today I've passed my interview, it means that sometime in the next few weeks I will take the oath of allegiance to the United States. It is significant to me, because it has been nearly 20 years that I've lived here, and now I fell accepted into America. I also had my Team Titleist ball marker as a good luck charm during my interview.

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  2. Dale V

    Dale V
    Surprise AZ

    Congratulations Elson. While we might not be the perfect country (no such thing) we all are determined to make it the best we can. Welcome.
  3. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Dale V said:

    Congratulations Elson. While we might not be the perfect country (no such thing) we all are determined to make it the best we can. Welcome.

    I am excited to become a citizen, and I am hoping to contribute to make my community a better place.
  4. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    Congratulations on your journey to citizenship!

    Too many of us that are native born take citizenship for granted. Even sadder for us, now that you passed the test, you will know more about the American history and government than many of us.
  5. Dale V

    Dale V
    Surprise AZ

    Don O said:

    Congratulations on your journey to citizenship!

    Too many of us that are native born take citizenship for granted. Even sadder for us, now that you passed the test, you will know more about the American history and government than many of us.

    Speaking of history, I just found out through ancestry research that I am a direct descendant of Peregrine White, the first baby born in America from the group of pilgrims that landed aboard the Mayflower. I wish I had known in 2019 when I was in Boston and did a quick pass of Plymouth Rock on my way to the Titleist Ball Plant 3 Tour.
  6. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Don O said:

    Congratulations on your journey to citizenship!

    Too many of us that are native born take citizenship for granted. Even sadder for us, now that you passed the test, you will know more about the American history and government than many of us.

    That is awesome Dale
  7. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Don O said:

    Congratulations on your journey to citizenship!

    Too many of us that are native born take citizenship for granted. Even sadder for us, now that you passed the test, you will know more about the American history and government than many of us.

    I got to thank my son, his 6-grade skills helped me study for the test, so we traded his civics knowledge for me helping him with math.
    Seriously it was really fun to actually learn more about America and history.
  8. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Quick update, my oath ceremony is scheduled for January 25th at 11 am, I am really stoked about it.
  9. Mitch B

    Mitch B
    Huntsville, Alabama

    Congratulations!
  10. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Mitch B said:

    Congratulations!

    Thank you.
  11. wormburner

    wormburner
    hawaii

    Congratulations! Welcome as a New Citizen. After living in the United States for over 40 years as a resident alien( not from outer space, but sometimes I think she is) my wife finally got her citizenship. The ceremony reminded me of when I took my oath several times as a military member.

    No matter what, we have a great country. I know because I've been lucky to travel and see parts of the world who suffers much greater than we do. Enough said.

    You've become a citizen, so breathe the fresh air the next time you play on the golf course and enjoy it.
  12. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    wormburner said:

    Congratulations! Welcome as a New Citizen. After living in the United States for over 40 years as a resident alien( not from outer space, but sometimes I think she is) my wife finally got her citizenship. The ceremony reminded me of when I took my oath several times as a military member.

    No matter what, we have a great country. I know because I've been lucky to travel and see parts of the world who suffers much greater than we do. Enough said.

    You've become a citizen, so breathe the fresh air the next time you play on the golf course and enjoy it.

    I was very well as a resident alien, but I honestly am very proud and happy to become a citizen, the only sad part is that because of covid there are no guests allowed to the ceremony, but that is nothing when we look at the big picture of all the is going on in the world right now.
  13. Fred L

    Fred L
    Centerport,NY

    Elson - Congratulations on you passing -Greatest Country in the world!!!
  14. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Fred L said:

    Elson - Congratulations on you passing -Greatest Country in the world!!!

    It is an awesome thing to finally becoming a citizen, even if it means Jury Duty is on my way in the future.
  15. Andrew A

    Andrew A
    Charlotte, NC

    Congratulations! This is something to be EXTREMELY proud of!!!
  16. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Andrew A said:

    Congratulations! This is something to be EXTREMELY proud of!!!

    I am definitely really proud of becoming a citizen.
  17. Steve E

    Steve E
    Stockton, CA

    Congratulations...welcome...so happy for you as stated before we have our problems but we always band together and come out better than before..
  18. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Steve E said:

    Congratulations...welcome...so happy for you as stated before we have our problems but we always band together and come out better than before..

    I am very happy to become part of this country and contribute to make it better.
  19. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    Dale is a man of great wisdom. It is truly great to be an American. The freedoms that we have are not truly recognized until one lives outside the states and sees what others do not have. I have been to countries where one dollar day could feed a family for a month. I was proudly born in the US, served in her military, have always looked up the that beautiful red/white/blue and respected "all" that live here. We will be proud to call you an American citizen. You deserve that honor and living here, despite what label we choose to put on our backs, we an American first. The course in life we choose is entirely up to us. With respect.
  20. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Chuck Z said:

    Dale is a man of great wisdom. It is truly great to be an American. The freedoms that we have are not truly recognized until one lives outside the states and sees what others do not have. I have been to countries where one dollar day could feed a family for a month. I was proudly born in the US, served in her military, have always looked up the that beautiful red/white/blue and respected "all" that live here. We will be proud to call you an American citizen. You deserve that honor and living here, despite what label we choose to put on our backs, we an American first. The course in life we choose is entirely up to us. With respect.

    Thank you for your service, Chuck.
    I hope that you are doing well, I am taking a flag from an old neighbor who also was a veteran and passed away a few years back with me to the ceremony, I can't think of a better way to honor someone who has served our nation without regards to his own safety, than have his memory with me, when I become an American.
  21. Jerry M

    Jerry M
    Dallas, TX

    Congratulations on your journey to become an official US citizen. It's always good to hear from you on the TT blog and you adventures on the golf course.
  22. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Jerry M said:

    Congratulations on your journey to become an official US citizen. It's always good to hear from you on the TT blog and you adventures on the golf course.

    Thank you, Jerry.
  23. Mark F

    Mark F

    Congratulations Elson. Given everything that is happening surrounding the election etc., it is nice to know that there are people that actually want to be part of our country. Thanks for your decision.

    Mark
  24. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Mark F said:

    Congratulations Elson. Given everything that is happening surrounding the election etc., it is nice to know that there are people that actually want to be part of our country. Thanks for your decision.

    Mark

    Thank you, Mark.
  25. Alex N

    Alex N
    Florida

    Military
    Congrats and welcome! Don is right, many folks don’t know some of the simplest of our country history.
  26. Dale V

    Dale V
    Surprise AZ

    Alex N said:

    Congrats and welcome! Don is right, many folks don’t know some of the simplest of our country history.

    Agree Alex, probably a problem is all 40 states. :) All silliness aside, my hope is that we don't hide our history, we learn from it. Heck, this is a golf site so let's make this about golf. The way we get better is to make mistakes and then try not to keep making the same mistakes. Stay safe, better days ahead.
  27. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Alex N said:

    Congrats and welcome! Don is right, many folks don’t know some of the simplest of our country history.

    Thank you, Alex.
  28. Darryl M

    Darryl M
    Wichita, KS

    Congratulations Elson on a monumental task completion. Welcome and hope to lower scores.


    Darryl M.
  29. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Darryl M said:

    Congratulations Elson on a monumental task completion. Welcome and hope to lower scores.


    Darryl M.

    Thank you, Darryl.
  30. BCH

    BCH

    Congrats Elson!

    Wish you the best at your ceremony.
  31. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    BCH said:

    Congrats Elson!

    Wish you the best at your ceremony.

    Thank you, I am super stoked for the ceremony.
    It might be a little bit of emotion taking over me, but aside from the flag I mentioned earlier, I am taking my TT coin a compass that was one of the first gifts I gave my wife when we started dating, to help her to find her way back to me.
    And one of our son's baby toys we still have.
    All to remind me that I am not alone during the ceremony.
  32. Guy W

    Guy W
    Statesville, NC

    Congratulations on completing the journey. Proud to welcome you to citizenship of the greatest country in the world. We may have our issues, but I would never want to live anywhere else.
  33. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Guy W said:

    Congratulations on completing the journey. Proud to welcome you to citizenship of the greatest country in the world. We may have our issues, but I would never want to live anywhere else.

    Thank you, Guy, I am really proud to become a Citizen.
  34. stevek7603

    stevek7603
    Sacramento, CA

    Congratulations and welcome to the greatest country in the world.
  35. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    stevek7603 said:

    Congratulations and welcome to the greatest country in the world.

    Thank you, Steve.
  36. Gsoup

    Gsoup
    Nashville

    Welcome to the greatest country in the world. Congratulations on all your hard work to get this accomplished.
  37. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Gsoup said:

    Welcome to the greatest country in the world. Congratulations on all your hard work to get this accomplished.

    Thank you, I am very happy to be here.
  38. Eric H

    Eric H
    Ridgway, PA

    Thats very cool, congratulations!! This is what makes America what it is
  39. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Eric H said:

    Thats very cool, congratulations!! This is what makes America what it is

    Thank you, Eric.
  40. Erich F

    Erich F
    NY

    Elson, Congratulations! Stand tall on 1/25 you deserve it!
  41. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Erich F said:

    Elson, Congratulations! Stand tall on 1/25 you deserve it!

    Thank you, Erich.
  42. Dan Hill

    Dan Hill
    Decatur, IL

    Congrats!
  43. Elson C

    Elson C
    Southgate

    Dan H said:

    Congrats!

    Thank you, Dan.
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