Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen winners

Submitted photo VFW Post 3838 and Ladies’ Auxiliary recently announced the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contest winners. Pictured (from left): Jessie Gartman, third place Voice of Democracy, Eagle Ridge Christian School; Etienne Soto, second place Voice of Democracy, Saxony Lutheran School; Keegan Stout, first place Voice of Democracy, Cape Girardeau Central High School; Joe Wolsey, Post 3838 commander; Grace Boettcher, first place Patriot’s Pen, Trinity Lutheran School; Natalie Arbuckle, second place Patriot’s Pen, Trinity Lutheran School; Zander Zieba, third place Patriot’s Pen, Trinity Lutheran School; and Dale Humphries, scholarship chair.