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Lance Cpl. Benjay Williams, Liberian-American who escaped war, became U.S. citizen
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Nov. 16, 2015 | 17:32
Lance Cpl. Benjay Williams, Andover, Minn., escaped war and poverty in his native-country, Liberia, and moved to the United States leaving behind his family and life. Ten-years later he became a naturalized U.S. citizen aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on November 5th, 2015. In this interview he shares his story.
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