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Wesley Anderson, center, won second place in the Patriot’s Pen competition held by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856. He was congratulated Wednesday evening by Pam Kenemer, president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 Auxiliary, and Roger Simonson, chairman of the VFW post’s Patriot’s Pen Committee.
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-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Andrew Heath, center, is congratulated by Pam Kenemer, president of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 Auxiliary, and Roger Simonson, chairman of the VFW post’s Patriot’s Pen Committee, for writing the first place essay in the competition.His essay is being submitted to a district level competition.
-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
Wesley Anderson, center, won second place in the Patriot’s Pen competition held by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856. He was congratulated Wednesday evening by Pam Kenemer, president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 Auxiliary, and Roger Simonson, chairman of the VFW post’s Patriot’s Pen Committee.
Two seventh graders at Community Christian School in Fort Dodge have been honored by a local veterans group for patriotic themed essays they wrote.
Andrew Heath, of Moorland, won first place in the Patriot’s Pen competition conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856.
Wesley Anderson, of Fort Dodge, won second place.
Both of them received certificates Wednesday evening at the VFW post in Fort Dodge.
Heath received a $100 check. His essay will be submitted for the district-level competition, which includes entries from nine other VFW posts in Iowa.
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Andrew Heath, center, is congratulated by Pam Kenemer, president of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1856 Auxiliary, and Roger Simonson, chairman of the VFW post’s Patriot’s Pen Committee, for writing the first place essay in the competition.His essay is being submitted to a district level competition.
If his essay wins at the district level, it will advance to the statewide competition. The winner of the state competition goes on to the national level, which includes a trip to Washington, D.C.
Anderson received a $50 check.
Both boys wrote essays focused on the theme “my voice in America’s democracy.”
Heath said he researched how individuals have changed democracy by themselves.
“I just liked writing and research is fun,” he said.
Anderson said he started by listing ideas then crafted his essay from those ideas.
“It was real fun to do it,” he said.
Anderson and Heath both said they finished their essays over the course of about five days.
Source: VFW honors two in essay competition
