District 5 members work together to raise a large U.S. flag

First-place honors went to Thomas E. Reichard for capturing USPS’ patriotic spirit in “Raising the Small Storm Flag,” during District 5’s 2008 summer rendezvous at Fort McHenry.

Worth a Thousand Words

Check out the 2008 Best of USPS photo contest winners.

Congratulations to the winners of The Ensign’s second Best of USPS online photo contest.

The competition invited photographers to submit up to four of their favorite shots in any of four categories: My Pride and Joy, Safety is Fun, Our Watery World and USPS Scenes.

After painstaking deliberation, headquarters staff managed to whittle down the 206 entries to four finalists. Then Expo attendees at the 2009 Annual Meeting voted for their favorite shot.

Congratulations to all the USPS photographers who participated in this event.

–Kelly Anderson

The sun sets on the placid waters of Missisquoi Bay

The still beauty of “Sunset on Missisquoi Bay, Vt.,” by Rita Sparacino, earned second place.

Three young girls have the time of their lives aboard an inner tube.

Third place went to “Tubing,” by Brenda S. Abrams.

Against a gray sky, kayakers prepare for an icy adventure in their colorful craft.

Kathy Kempson’s “More Fun Than a Barrel of Frozen Monkeys” took fourth place.