Soldier’s Family Denied Entrance into the U.S.

Captain Cheyne Parham, a U.S. soldier, said the rights he has fought to protect are not being upheld.  For the past year, Parham has been fighting to bring his wife and two daughters to the United States from the Philippines.

Parham's fight began after the American consulate in the Philippines denied his family a U.S. passport.  The reason? The consulate doubted the paternity of Parham's children, even though Parham produced birth certificates, a marriage certificate, insurance forms, and a court ruling saying the children were his.  He even took a DNA test to prove he is the biological father of the children.

"We sampled my wife, one of my daughters, because the other one was sick at the time, and I got sampled as well. The results came in...and 99.98 percent of American Caucasian males are excluded from being the father," explained Parham. "So it's 99.99 percent I'm the father."

Despite the convincing evidence, Parham says the American consulate is requiring that he and his family submit to another DNA test, this one conducted by officials at the consulate.

Parham vows that he will keep fighting until his wife and two daughters are allowed into the country.  Parham says he also feels his struggle will help other members of the military in similar situations.

"I have a responsibility to every other service member who has been through this, and that will be in this situation. Because if I don't fight then the wrong will just happen again." said Parham.

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