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? Download and complete the 2025-2026 entry form. All student entries must be received by our Post by October 31st.
The 2025-26 theme is: How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?
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? Download and complete the 2025-2026 entry form. All student entries must be received by our Post by October 31st.
The 2025-26 theme is: How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?
Submit entries to [email protected] or
George L. Wood VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
All entries must be received no later than October 31, 2025.
George L. Wood VFW Post 5594, PO Box 472, 15 Milford Street, Upton, MA 01568
All entries must be received no later than October 31, 2025.
