Sgt. Sonya E. Bryant, adjutant clerk at the 9th Marine Corps District, takes the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the United States Courts, Western District of Missouri, in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6. Bryant immigrated from Dominican Republic at age 11 and has served in the Marine Corps for more than 9 years. - Sgt. Sonya E. Bryant, adjutant clerk at the 9th Marine Corps District, takes the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the United States Courts, Western District of Missouri, in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6. Bryant immigrated from Dominican Republic at age 11 and has served in the Marine Corps for more than 9 years.