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Video by Cpl. Scott Smolinski
Interview with a United States Marine - Pfc. Keny Amaya
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
Aug. 4, 2015 | 7:50
U.S. Marine Pfc. Keny Amaya, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from El Salvador, answers questions at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., August 5, 2015. Amaya was granted United States citizenship upon her enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Scott P. Smolinski/Released)
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