Philadelphia Stripes and Stars Festival
People hold U.S. flags June 14 prior to the start of a naturalization ceremony at the Betsy Ross House in downtown Philadelphia. Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, and retired Gen. Carter F. Ham, president and CEO of the Association of the United States Army and former commander of U.S. Africa Command, spoke at the event in which 13 individuals became U.S. citizens.