For the third year, the Silent Wings Museum is inviting the public to participate in a poetry competition honoring the Greatest Generation. Selected pieces will be featured in the museum’s glider pilot exhibit “In Their Own Words” this April. The theme for the competition is “They Did What They Had to Do: Celebrating the ‘Can Do’Spirit of the Greatest Generation.”

That spirit is what kept the United States military supplied throughout World War II. From food and supply rationing to long factory hours, acquiring new skills and moving away from the gender segregated jobs, civilian Americans worked to ensure victory against the Axis forces. Poem entries should reflect on and honor their sacrifices.

Poets from middle school through adult may enter. Poems will be accepted March 4-28, 2025 at the Silent Wings Museum. Visit the website at www.silentwingsmuseum.com

to review our rules and download a registration sheet.