Gwen Causey, Brunswick Town Regent at Naturalization Ceremony

Naturalization Ceremony

Gwen Causey, regent of the Brunswick Town Chapter of the DAR at the July 4th Naturalization Ceremony gave each of the 125 newly naturalized citizens a flag.

Christopher Courter, has graciously sent the two part video that he took of the Naturalization Ceremony and the reception, which was sponsored by the Brunswick Town Chapter of the DAR. His finacee Caroline Cordell is featured in this video. Let me know if you are unable to view it. Be sure to read the article in the blog about them.


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Click on the websites below: It should take you to YouTube and you can see the Naturalization Ceremony, July 4, 2010. There are two parts so you will need to come back to the blog and reclick for part 2.

Part 1 of 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DSbTbtjSI


Part 2 of 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUh6_9GkjE

Flag Retirement

The Brunswick Town Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Boy Scouts of America Southport Troop 238 held the 12th annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at 6:00 PM on July 4th at the BB &T flag pole, at the corner of Howe and Moore Streets in Southport, NC.

According to U.S. Flag Code, flags in poor condition should be retired in a dignified way, preferably by separating the stripes and the stars in the field of blue, prior to burning. Members of the Boy Scout Troop demonstrated the proper procedure of retiring a flag.
Local residents my leave their flags at the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center, 4841 Long Beach Road, Southport or the V.F.W. Post 104900, 103 SE 50th Street, Oak Island for proper disposal.

Hugh Nobles, Troop 238 scout leader, a physical therapist at Dosher Hospital and a veteran presided over the ceremony.

The guest speaker was Richard Roman, a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He served in the Marine Corp for five years and has resided in Brunswick County since 1997. Roman has had a variety of careers, but his underwater welding experience brought him and his family to this area. Roman interpreted the meaning of "Old Glory" at the Flag Retirement Ceremony.

Britton Campbell and Melanie Tewell sang the National Anthem.
DAR members Barbara Carrico, Anne Newton, and Elsie Hinkhouse teamed up in the planning, coordinating and presentation of the ceremony. The flag retirement was held after the Naturalization Ceremony. There were 125 U.S. citizens from fifty countries represented at the annual ceremony. The reception for the new citizens was given by the Brunswick Town Chapter of the DAR.

Naturalized Citizen At Long Last

Caroline J. Cordell of Currie, North Carolina became a naturalized citizen on July 4, 2010, at a Naturalization Ceremony, held during the North Carolina 4th of July Festival on the Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston, overlooking the Southport waterfront. Caroline was born in Blackpool, England in 1983 and has lived in the United States for the past nineteen years. She has actively been seeking citizenship through most of her adult life. Caroline stated that the process of becoming a citizen was "tedious and sometimes frustrating but well worth the effort in the end". Caroline and her future husband, Christopher C. Courter, also of Currie, North Carolina have been waiting for this day for many years. Christopher and Caroline plan to be wed on July the 26th of this year. The couple has been engaged for over four years, however, the uncertainty of the immigration process kept them from making an firm wedding plans. "Now that Caroline has her citizenship papers in hand, we can finally move forward with all of the plans for our future that have been on hold," stated Christopher.

Naturalized Citizen At Long Last

Caroline J. Cordell of Currie, North Carolina became a naturalized citizen on July 4, 2010, at a Naturalization Ceremony, held during the North Carolina 4th of July Festival on the Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston, overlooking the Southport waterfront. Caroline was born in Blackpool, England in 1983 and has lived in the United States for the past nineteen years. She has actively been seeking citizenship through most of her adult life. Caroline stated that the process of becoming a citizen was "tedious and sometimes frustrating but well worth the effort in the end". Caroline and her future husband, Christopher C. Courter, also of Currie, North Carolina have been waiting for this day for many years. Christopher and Caroline plan to be wed on July the 26th of this year. The couple has been engaged for over four years, however, the uncertainty of the immigration process kept them from making an firm wedding plans. "Now that Caroline has her citizenship papers in hand, we can finally move forward with all of the plans for our future that have been on hold," stated Christopher.