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Editor’s Note — This is the transcript from Hillsboro High School junior Anne Throckmorton’s essay that Friday night won first place in the VFW’s Voice of Democracy competition.
VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7402,VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Post 7402, Veterans, Benefits, I Served, Non-Profit, Family, Park, Lake, Beach, Camping, Fishing, Boating. VOICE of DEMOCRACY WINNER's ESSAYS Want to listen to the audio essays from ALL of Voice of Democracy winners essays. MORE INFO.
Voice of Democracy Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) started the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition in 1947. The VFW became a national sponsor in the late 1950s and assumed sole responsibility for the program in 1961.
The annual VFW Voice of Democracy (VOD) essay competition for 2018 has been completed. Bay Village VFW Post 9693 was proud to receive four entries this year, two from Bay High School (Khaled R. Hamil and Emma Spirollari), one from Westlake High School (Nicholas Gauntener), and one from St. Joseph High School (Mariana Maddox).
Just click on the Voice of Democracy image for High School, or Patriot's Pen image for Junior High School, print out rules and application. Fill out application, include your essay or recording and mail to the following address! VFW Post 7696. ATTN: Scholarship Essay. 8778 Cincinnati-Dayton Road. West Chester, OH 45069.
Established in 1947, our Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. Click here to visit the VFW national site for more information on this year's theme, eligibility requirements, and entry forms.
Started in 1947, the Voice of Democracy Program is the VFW's premiere, National Audio Essay Scholarship Competition designed to give high school students the opportunity to voice their opinions on their responsibility to our country and to convey their thoughts via the broadcasting media to all America.