PATRIOT'S PEN
Conducted nationwide, this VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on an annual patriotic theme. Each first-place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level. The first-place national award is currently $5,000.
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Want to apply? Read the rules and eligibility requirements, then download and complete the 2023-24 entry form. All student entries must be submitted to our Post by October 31st.
The 2023-24 theme is: How Are You Inspired by America?
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. Want to apply? Read the rules and eligibility requirements, then download and complete the 2023-24 entry form. All student entries must be submitted to our Post by October 31st.
The 2023-24 theme is: How Are You Inspired by America?
Submit nominations to
George L. Wood VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
by October 31, 2023.
George L. Wood VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
by October 31, 2023.
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