Proud to be American, an immigrant gives back

This young man came here as a 3 year-old, is now a citizen, a dentist and a major in the Air Force Reserve. - - Donna Poisl

by Jack Broom, Seattle Times staff reporter

Ardi Pribadi enjoys being a dentist. It's the career he'd been planning since his youth.

He's also proud to be a major in the Air Force Reserve, though that came about through decisions he made much more recently, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

"It was like I had to fulfill a calling," said Pribadi, who lives in Snohomish.
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