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It took everyone a little extra time this year. Judge Jillian Danback-McGhan said, “These were all so beautiful” and lamented about how difficult it was to sort the finalists from all the categories. The 2025 Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Award winners for Poetry by a Military Family Member are: 1st Place “Shipwreck on Padre Island” by Emma Comery, 2nd Place “Last of Autumn” by Lisa Stice, and 3rd Place “Rolling Hills” by Erick Garske. Thanks to everyone who submitted!