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Barksdale Profile: Foreign Born Airmen

By: Leslie Draffin
Updated: February 1, 2013
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Foreign born military members make up five-percent of our Armed Forces. Julio Estrada and Daniel Restrepo joined the Air Force three years ago and quickly gained their citizenship, thanks to a 2002 ruling that accelerated the process. They say they're proud to be Americans but have a unique sense of patriotism, since they moved here from other places.

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