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Patriotic Art Winner Honored by Nebraska Governor

Posted at 10:01 PM on Sunday, August 31, 2008 by ladiesauxiliary

(Lincoln, Neb.) Gov. Dave Heineman recognized Falls City High School senior, Timothy von Behren, 18, who won a national contest for his patriotic artwork in the 2008 Young American Creative Patriotic Art Awards Scholarship Contest.

The annual event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States. von Behren’s artwork, titled “A Tribute to Jacob” was selected from 44 entries at the national level. He will receive a $10,000 scholarship for winning this year’s contest.

The colored pencil drawing is composed of images representing the life of Army 1st Lt. Jacob Fritz of Verdon, who died Jan. 20, 2007 in Karbala, Iraq at the age of 25. Jacob was a 2000 graduate of Dawson-Verdon High School and a 2005 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He was the son of Noala Fritz, who is a biology teacher at Falls City High School.

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