pəɹˈæltɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli sˈɜːvd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wɪð ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm ænd pˈeɪtɹɪətˌɪzəm: "ɪn hɪz pˈɛɹənts hˈoʊm, ˌɔn hɪz bˈɛdɹuːm wˈɔːlz hˈʌŋ ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː ˈaɪɾəmz ɐ kˈɑːpi ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ðə bˈɪl ʌv ɹˈaɪts ænd hɪz bˈuːt kˈæmp ɡɹˌædʒuːˈeɪʃən sɚtˈɪfɪkət.
Peralta reportedly served the United States with enthusiasm and patriotism: "In his parents' home, on his bedroom walls hung only three items – a copy of the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and his boot camp graduation certificate.