Iraqi Interpreter for Navy SEALS Sworn In as US Citizen

Iraqi Interpreter for Navy SEALS Sworn In as US Citizen
Johnny Walker (right), Iraqi interpreter for U.S. military in Iraq, and retired Navy SEAL Jason Tuschen (left) at citizenship ceremony in San Diego, California, on March 20, 2019. Kimberly Hayek/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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SAN DIEGO—For years, the man the U.S. Navy SEALs called by his code name “Johnny Walker” risked his life serving the U.S. military as an interpreter during the war in Iraq. Now, more than 10 years after arriving in the United States, Walker is officially an American citizen.

“It is a crazy feeling. I mean, I am lucky. ... I am the luckiest guy in the world,” Walker told The Epoch Times on March 20.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
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