Salvatore CASTIGLIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee

OPINION

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Salvatore Castiglia appeals a summary judgment in favor of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) denying his application for naturalization as an honorably discharged war veteran claiming benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1440. The blemish on his character was a murder conviction in 1974. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Castiglia came to the United States from Italy in 1958 at the age of eight. In 1967, he enlisted in the United States Army and served on active duty for two years during the Vietnam War. While in the army, Cas-tiglia became…