Our local post winners will receive awards of $500, $300 and $150 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Winning entries are sent to district with those winners sent on to Department (Texas) and those winners on to National. At each level there are cash or scholarship awards.
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, download and complete the entry form before you submit your entry form to Katy VFW Post 9182 by Midnight, Oct. 31.