2021 Veterans Day Photo Competition

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ATTENTION ARTISTS AND WRITERS! 

Post 2001 is requesting submissions for a Veterans Day photo competition and essay contest. We are looking for creative talent amongst our Loudoun community. We would like your single captivating photo or consolidated photo collage that represents what Veterans Day means to you, along with a 200 – 500-word essay describing the meaning of the photo/collage. Submissions open today, Monday, October 4th, 2021 and close at midnight on Saturday, November 6th 2021.

The winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021.

1st Place – $100 Visa gift card + American Legion social media feature + certificate

2nd Place – $75 Visa gift card + social media mention.

3rd Place – $50 Visa gift card + social media mention.

 

PHOTO COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please download and sign the release form and email the form, along with your submission, to adjutant@ashburnlegion.org. Include the words PHOTO CONTEST in the subject heading.

Download (PDF, 27KB)

 Rules and Regulations

  1. Original photography preferred (.jpg, .png, or .pdf format).
  2. If re-purposing a non-original photo, please acquire appropriate permissions.
  3. If re-purposing a non-original photo, please add your own creative flare (looking for at least 90% originality).
  4. You may submit 1 photo or 1 consolidated photo collage.
  5. Photo can be in any color, combination of colors, or applicable filters.
  6. Photo must be emailed with a 200 – 500-word description of the photo/collage significance as it relates to Veterans Day. Microsoft Office document format.

 

*We reserve the right to partner with local media and promote the photo submissions.

Happy Birthday Air Force

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Today is the 74th birthday of the U.S. Air Force. Way to go, Airmen and Airwomen! Keep our skies safe. Article from Military.com:

Air Force Birthday

The U.S. Air Force was officially founded on 18 September 1947, and in the decades since it has established itself as an air force second-to-none.

Yet the Air Force’s history and heritage goes back the turn of the twentieth century.

Related: Air Force News and Info

Between 1909 — when that the US military purchased its first aircraft — and 1947, the U.S. Air Force did not exist as a separate and independent military service organization. It went through a series of designations: Aeronautical Section, Signal Corps (1909); Aviation Section, Signal Corps (1914); United States Army Air Service (1918); United States Army Air Corps (1926), and United States Army Air Forces (1941).

Related: Learn about the Space Force

WWII illustrated the value of airpower, and the need to change the basic organization of the US Military Forces. The result was the creation of a single Department of Defense with a strong Joint Chiefs of Staff with Army, Navy, and Air Force chiefs. In 1947 President Truman signed the National Security Act which established this new defense organization, and along with it the creation of the US Air Force as an independent service, equal to the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. 

The official Air Force birthday is Sept. 18, 1947.