Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Regina Mark, Abuk Bak Bol and Sarah Miak dance at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Nyanyik Lam at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Mary Ugom and Regina Mark dance at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Nyanyik Lam at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Abuk Bak Bol wore her wedding dress to the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Mamer Ngong holds up Alayou Aew during the national anthem at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Nyayien Tarjak, center, among dancers at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Scott Winterton at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Nyayien Tarjak, center, among dancers at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Cameras flock to the flag raising at the South Sudan Independence celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, July 9, 2011. scott winterton