Veterans present award to high school student
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Sisters veterans presented Anna Mensing with a $400 check and other awards for her essay on “What Makes America Great.” \f0\fs24 \cf0 photo provided
Sisters High School junior Anna Mensing earned honors from Sisters veterans last week.
Sisters VFW Post 8138 on Wednesday, December 11, presented the annual Voice Of Democracy essay contest award to Mensing, a junior attending Gail Greaney’s Political Science class at Sisters High School, for her essay on “What Makes America Great.”
Anna was presented with a letter of commendation, a Voice Of Democracy medal, a gold-plated flag pin, and a check for $400. Her essay will be forwarded to VFW District 10 for consideration in state competition with 16 districts in Oregon. The state prize is $5,000, and the National Award top prize is $15,000.
Pictured left to right are Jeff Mackey, post quartermaster; Pat Bowe, commander; Anna Mensing, student; Bill Anttila, service officer; and Earl Schroeder, post vice commander.
“The men and women of VFW Post 8138, Sisters, salute Anna for a great job expressing her patriotism in her essay,” Anttila said.
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