Welcome. Our committee is excited about this event and we hope that you are too. I want to acknowledge those who are helping with today’s program – they are:
Assemblyman Roy J. McDonald
The Bemis Heights Society, C.A.R.
The G. B. Solomon National Cemetery, Honor Guard
The Saratoga Battlefield Musket Team
SNHP Park Ranger Joe Craig
The Sons and Daughters Fife and Drums
Vanessa Sterling
and the wonderful staff and volunteers here at the Battlefield who work so hard to make these events happen
Citizenship candidates, we like you families and friends are extremely proud of you. We are sure that many of you were filled with mixed emotions about leaving your homelands. But, today you are taking the final step needed to become citizens of our great land. You are settling in the beautiful Hudson Valley. There are many scenic views here, views that change with each season of the year. There is much history in the Valley and many well kept landmarks. We encourage you to visit these landmarks and to learn about the history made in this Valley.
This National Park is one
shining example of the scenic beauty that is found in the Valley. And
history was made on these very grounds, when in 1777, American forces scored
an important victory over the British that gave confidence to the new Americans
and also convinced