Pictured left to right, Ret. Col Donald Klinko VFW member, Cheryl Wallace VFW Auxiliary President, Andrea Rutledge, Jim Layton VFW Commander. Andrea is the daughter of Kelly & Kristie Rutledge.
Andrea Rutledge, a junior at Big Sandy High School, competed in the Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. She entered her audio-essay in the VFW Buster Deo Post 4067 of Malta. She won the Malta local competition. Her audio-essay then went to the District level and was again chosen as the top essay which qualified her to compete at the state contest. She did not win the top spot but enjoyed the process! On February 11th, Andrea was presented with certificates and checks in a ceremony at the Malta VFW for each level. During Malta's Veteran's Day dinner, her audio-essay was played for all t...
