Junior American Citizens receive awards, display painting at state conference
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"The Napalm Tree" was placed on display at the Ohio DAR 114th Conference in Columbus by the Buckley Eaglets Junior American Citizens.
The photo poster "VJ Day" was placed next to it to emphasize the fact that all veterans should be treated with respect and honor.
Gerold "Buzzard" Wilkin, a Vietnam veteran, painted the picture in 1968. He recently brought it out of his closet to display for the 40th anniversary of the last US combat troops' withdrawal from Vietnam. When asked about the painting, he wonders what all the fuss is about.
"It's one of those things that just ended up looking how it does," Wilkin said. "It looks like when a napalm bomb is dropped. It looks like hell."
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"The Napalm Tree" hangs in the Highland County Veterans Service Commission office in Hillsboro.
Sarah Jacobs placed third in the nation's eighth grade JAC poetry contest. Richard Tarr placed first in the 11th grade photo essay category. Sponsored by the DAR Waw-wil-a-way Society, the Buckley Eaglets community service project entry placed first at the district level but has not yet been judged at the national level.
The Junior American Citizen Contest, with an annual theme designed to promote good citizenship and history, offers opportunities for public recognition of today's young people, the future leaders of our country. The JAC contest is open to all youth, preschool through high school, giving all children the opportunity to be winners.
The photo poster "VJ Day" was placed next to it to emphasize the fact that all veterans should be treated with respect and honor.
Gerold "Buzzard" Wilkin, a Vietnam veteran, painted the picture in 1968. He recently brought it out of his closet to display for the 40th anniversary of the last US combat troops' withdrawal from Vietnam. When asked about the painting, he wonders what all the fuss is about.
"It's one of those things that just ended up looking how it does," Wilkin said. "It looks like when a napalm bomb is dropped. It looks like hell."
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"The Napalm Tree" hangs in the Highland County Veterans Service Commission office in Hillsboro.
Sarah Jacobs placed third in the nation's eighth grade JAC poetry contest. Richard Tarr placed first in the 11th grade photo essay category. Sponsored by the DAR Waw-wil-a-way Society, the Buckley Eaglets community service project entry placed first at the district level but has not yet been judged at the national level.
The Junior American Citizen Contest, with an annual theme designed to promote good citizenship and history, offers opportunities for public recognition of today's young people, the future leaders of our country. The JAC contest is open to all youth, preschool through high school, giving all children the opportunity to be winners.