HONORING ALL WHO SERVED

After receiving more than 100 entries for the 2020 Veterans Day Poster Contest, the Veterans Day National Committee selected this poster (right) as the winner. Designer Casey Brown is a Marine Corps veteran who served in the infantry and was deployed to Iraq. The black color of the silhouettes represents the stoic and enduring nature of veterans’ service. The contrast between the bright background and the dark images represent the sharp contrast that most veterans experience between military and civilian life. That contrast fits this year’s 2020 theme “Vision: Veterans in Focus.” The beautiful sky represents the serenity that veterans seek in pining for peace, in drowning the echoes of war. Overall, the cliff, veterans and children represent the legacy of veterans. The children represent future veterans. Those struggling on the hill represent in-coming and current veterans. Those at the top of the hill represent the older generation looking after the others. You will notice that some veterans on the hill are turning back to assist others. This represents the mindset of always looking back to help other generations, leaving a legacy better than they found it.