vfw 2011-2012 national patriot's pen competition winners announced

41 st Place Cheyenne Larson an 8 th grade student sponsored by VFW Post 2267 and Ladies
Auxiliary, Richland Center, Wisconsin, will receive the $500 Sanford-Springvale
Memorial VFW Post 9935 Award.
42 nd Place Terron Homburg a 7 th grade student sponsored by VFW Post 6240 and Ladies
Auxiliary, Russell, Kansas, will receive the $500 Department of California Award.
43 rd Place Jadon Lippincott an 8 th grade student sponsored by VFW Post 2002, Tulare,
California, will receive the $500 Department of Arkansas, “Dewayne Fletcher
Memorial” Award.
44 th Place Kenasia Lealie an 8 th grade student sponsored by VFW Post 1054 (Department of
Pacific Areas) will receive the $500 Frederick H. Smalley Department of New
Mexico Patriot’s Pen Scholarship.
45 th Place Reagan Paul a 7 th grade student sponsored by VFW 1761, Bangor, Maine, will
receive the $500 VFW Department of Pacific Areas Award.
46 th Place Trevor Ludwick an 8 th grade student sponsored by VFW Post 1335, Woodward,
Oklahoma, will receive the $500 VFW Department of New Jersey Award.
In this, the seventeenth year of the program, there were fifty-four finalists, one from 51
participating Departments, and one each from three of the VFW Departments overseas (Europe,
Latin America/Caribbean, and Pacific Areas.)
All participants will later receive a citation signed by the Commander-in-Chief and Ladies
Auxiliary President for participating.
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