Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, grew up in Nakuru, Kenya, the fourth largest urban area in the country. After graduating Marine Corps boot camp, he started the process of obtaining his U.S. citizenship. Special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorize U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite the application and naturalization process for current members of the U.S. armed forces. Otieno became a U.S. citizen, Jan. 23, 2012.