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New Citizen Celebrates First Voting Experience

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Published November 9, 2011 at 10:08 AM EST
Eleanor Guerrero prepares to enter the Fort Knox precinct at Stithton Baptist Church to cast her first vote as a U.S. citizen. The 72-year-old native of Belize became an American this summer after living 43 years in the country.
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Eleanor Guerrero prepares to enter the Fort Knox precinct at Stithton Baptist Church to cast her first vote as a U.S. citizen. The 72-year-old native of Belize became an American this summer after living 43 years in the country.

Born in Belize, Central America, Eleanor Guerrero vividly remembers the date she immigrated to the United States. It was June 6, 1968 — the same day was day presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Los Angeles. She established a new milestone date Tuesday. She will remember Nov. 8, 2011, as the day she cast her first vote after becoming a U.S. citizen in June.
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