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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA man put his patriotic tie on eBay. Then he learned the buyer needed it for a citizenship ceremony.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/05/02/man-put-his-patriotic-tie-ebay-then-he-learned-buyer-needed-it-citizenship-ceremony/?utm_term=.0db390a11e06Marc Johnson and his wife were cleaning out their closets a few weeks ago in Arlington, Va. when he realized he had too many neckties. So he listed several on eBay.
One of the ties posted by Johnson a consultant and former CIA case officer had an American flag theme, and he asked for $6.99 for it.
Johnson tweeted: He said he really wanted it because he wanted to wear it TO HIS SWEARING IN CEREMONY TO BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Campher said Johnsons gesture was so meaningful to him, he knew he had to send a triumphant photo of himself wearing the tie and posing with his family at the federal courthouse in Columbus.
Its a thing that reminds us people can be kind to each other, and this is who we are, Johnson said in an interview. With very few exceptions, everybody in this country is an immigrant in one way or another by ancestry if nothing else.
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A man put his patriotic tie on eBay. Then he learned the buyer needed it for a citizenship ceremony. (Original Post)
sinkingfeeling
May 2019
OP
I saw this story posted elsewhere earlier. It is just REALLY nice and heart-warming...
hlthe2b
May 2019
#1
my ebay story is not so great. i listed a 20's book or older. how to be american
pansypoo53219
May 2019
#3
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)1. I saw this story posted elsewhere earlier. It is just REALLY nice and heart-warming...
rurallib
(62,426 posts)2. I will never know yje thrill of becoming a citizen, but we have had many
friends who have become citizens. What a proud moment and what a great gesture!
pansypoo53219
(20,981 posts)3. my ebay story is not so great. i listed a 20's book or older. how to be american
or something like that. think it had a essay from teddy roosevelt. the bidder was gonna get his citizenship.
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)4. Great. You should hope your book helped.