VFW Post 251 announces essay contest winner

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 251 is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025-26 Voice of Democracy competition. Congratulations to Corey Hatchett, a senior at Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School, for his winning essay on this year's theme of “How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?” His essay also won first place for VFW District 2, which includes nine Big Bend counties, and he will continue to the state level an