MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Thirty-five years after moving to America from Germany, Barbara Harrison has finally earned the right to vote.
Harrison was one of 28 new U.S. citizens sworn in Friday morning at a naturalization ceremony in Martinsburg.
"This is something I've wanted to do for many, many years but I kept putting it on the back burner. Now I feel complete," said Harrison, a Falling Waters, W.Va., resident.
Other new citizens included people from India, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Jamaica.
Before being granted citizenship, each applicant had to answer a few questions about American history.
Among them: What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, who is the governor of West Virginia, how many senators are in the U.S. Senate and who were America's enemies during World War II.
The test was no problem for former Canadian citizen Heidemarie Santos.
After 36 years in the United States the Berkeley Springs, W.Va., resident said she considers herself a true West Virginian.