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? Completed entries should be digitally uploaded using the Scholar’s App (preferred method); e-mailed to [email protected]; or mailed to our address.
To submit through Scholars App, please use our Bit.ly link (https://bit.ly/4xU1f7C) or the QR code available on our Patriot's Pen Flyer.
To submit my e-mail or regular mail, you may download the 2026-2027 entry form here.
All student entries must be received by our Post no later than October 31st.
The 2026-27 theme is: What A Veteran Taught Me About 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? Completed entries should be digitally uploaded using the Scholar’s App (preferred method); e-mailed to [email protected]; or mailed to our address.
To submit through Scholars App, please use our Bit.ly link (https://bit.ly/4xU1f7C) or the QR code available on our Patriot's Pen Flyer.
To submit my e-mail or regular mail, you may download the 2026-2027 entry form here.
All student entries must be received by our Post no later than October 31st.
The 2026-27 theme is: What A Veteran Taught Me About America
Submit entries to [email protected] or
Wood-Frascotti VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
All entries must be received no later than October 31, 2026.
Wood-Frascotti VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
All entries must be received no later than October 31, 2026.
