In all, there were 16 candidates. 

They came from 13 countries on five continents, ranged in age from 19 to 73 and represented a veritable melting pot of ethnicities. 

All had waited for years and traveled thousands of miles on a journey that ended Wednesday in Greensburg where they took the Oath of Allegiance before a U.S. flag at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. 

Photo:  Christina O'Brien, Prothonotary speaks during Naturalization ceremony.  Credit:  Shane Dunlap Tribune Review