Patriots Pen
Patriots Pen essay contest winners announced
Nov 29, 2023
VFW Post 8729 and Auxiliary have announced winners of the local Patriots Pen Contest at St. John’s Lutheran School. This year’s theme was “How are you inspired by America?” The VFW enacted Patriots Pen youth essay competition in 1995 as a way to encourage young minds to examine history along with...
Patriots Pen winning essay on ‘How are you inspired by America’
Nov 29, 2023
Editor’s note: The following is the winning essay in the Lake City VFW- and Auxiliary-sponsored Patriots Pen essay contest. The theme is “How are you inspired by America?” Joseph Gonzales is a student at St. John’s Lutheran School. A full list on contest winners appears elsewhere in this issue....
VFW launches middle school essay contest
Sep 7, 2022
Commander Joe Kehren of the Lake City VFW has announced the kickoff of the annual Patriots Pen youth essay competition.
Middle schoolers in grades 6-8 can compete for thousands of dollars in national awards.
The VFW created the contest in 1995 “to encourage young minds to examine America’s history...
VFW kicks off essay competition
Sep 5, 2018
Post Commander Loren McDonald and Auxiliary President Karen England of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Auxiliary to Bernard Flesche Post 8729, Lake City announce the kick-off of the VFW’s annual Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition. Middle school students in grades 6-8 in this area have...
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