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He's a winner. (News Clips).(David Bates wins the Weekly Reader American Values contest)

Weekly Reader, Edition 4 (including Science Spin)

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Third grader David Bates won the Weekly Reader American Values contest. The U.S. Army and the Pentagon sponsored the contest. Nearly 14,000 kids in grades 3 through 6 entered the contest.

The contest asked kids to write an essay that answered this question: Which of seven American values--loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, or courage--is the most important in your daily life? Those seven American values are the core values of the U.S. Army.

David chose selfless service as the most important value in his life. David wrote that the …

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