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PHOTO: Debra Couture, Post 9 and essay committee chairwoman; Shawn Jimenez, Voice of Democracy District 8 winner; Laney Cooley, Patriot Pen District 8 winner; and Roger Line, Commander, Bagley-Gardiner-Foster Post 9. (Submitted photo)
GARDINER — Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy Winners, District 8, Kennebec County essay contest winners have been announded.
The 2019-20 district awards for the VFW Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy were delayed until this month becaue of the pandemic.
The two winners wrote essays on the topic “What Makes America Great.” Laney Cooley of Gardiner was the winner for Patriot’s Pen Grades six to eight, and Shawn Jimenez, West Gardiner, was the winner for Voice of Democracy at the high school level.
Both students now attend Gardiner Area High School and were sponsored by the Bagley-Gardiner-Foster VFW Post 9 in Gardiner.
