Sophomore Emmanuel Dagdag, of Wyoming Valley West, is the second place winner of the Veterans Day Essay Contest, sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee. Dagdag won $150 and a certificate as part of the recognition.

Dagdag’s essay on the competitions theme, “250 Years of military Contributions to the Country,” and honored the enduring service and sacrifice of our nations veterans in his writing. Dagdag was encouraged by his tenth-grade history teacher, Mrs. Rebecca Dicton, to enter the contest.

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