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Veterans To My Past And Future

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Everything changed for me my last year of high school. Like most seniors I was busy applying to colleges, studying for tests, volunteering in the community and trying to figure out what I aspired to be when I grew up. I thought I wanted to be an Interior Designer and I traveled with my parents all over the country touring colleges that offered the major. I achieved good grades in school and I was accepted at several of the schools I applied to. Once I decided on a university I began my search for scholarships to help fund my education. By chance I ran across an audio scholarship contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The essay topic was about the importance of Veterans to our past and future. Because I was a military dependent this topic was near and dear to me. I worked really hard on my submission and to my surprise and my parent’s delight; I was selected as the winner for my state. The opportunities I experienced as a result of representing …show more content…

It is my hope to attend law school after I complete my undergraduate studies. I am also enrolled in Air Force ROTC. Experiencing life as a military dependent gave me an up close and personal look at what it means to serve our nation and I am confident in my choice to join the ranks of those brave men and women who have sworn to defend and protect the Constitution. It is my goal to join the Air Force as a Judge Advocate General and one day after serving my country, I plan to enter politics. It is interesting how sometimes it is he smallest decisions that can change your life forever. For me it was deciding to enter a submission in the VFW Voice of Democracy competition that changed the course of my life. Achieving success in the contest and the opportunities I experienced afterwards led me down a different path than I first planned and was a call to action to pursue a career in public

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