Earlier this year, the Veterans Day National Committee (VDNC) called on professional and amateur artists to create picture perfect designs that reflect the theme of this year’s Veterans Day observance. There were more than 180 entries from artists with varied backgrounds and levels of experience.
The votes are in and the winner of the 2025 Veterans Day Poster Contest is Jeremy D. Carpenter, whose creation “Unified by Service” reflects the 2025 Veterans Day theme “Service to Our Nation” by visually uniting all uniformed services under one flag and one purpose.
Carpenter is an Army Veteran living in Lowell, Arkansas, with his wife and son. Though not a professional artist, he turns to creative outlets like design, music and writing when inspiration strikes. For him, art is a way to reflect on experiences, express emotion and share meaning with others. He is grateful for the opportunity to contribute in this small way and hopes that his work can speak to others in ways that matter to them.
“Unified by Service” is “formal, structured and patriotic. It pays tribute to all Veterans regardless of when or where they served, and it emphasizes that service to the nation is not confined to one uniform, one battlefield or one generation. The eagle, flag, and seals work together to portray unity, honor and a continued commitment to freedom.”
The Veterans Day poster will be displayed in VA facilities, military installations and municipal buildings across America. It will also serve as the cover of the official program for the Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11.
Thank you to all who used their creativity to show appreciation for our Veterans. We welcome you to enter the 2026 Veterans Day competition and we look forward to seeing your future artistic creations.
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I think it would also be appropriate to include Department of Homeland Security, ICE and Border Patrol as all risk their
lives in service to our Nation every day.
Those agencies aren’t part of the Armed Forces, so no.
vet met me i like this
Congratulations! Your poster is all inclusive showing the unity among all the services. I love the beloved eagle hovering over it all!!!
Keep up the good work
That is a GREAT poster! It’s well done, and I love that it represents the varied branches of the military. Nice job!
What a beautiful way to honor all of us that have served this Great Nation of ours. Thank you Sir!
It seems to be the same poster over and over again every year.
Absolutely beautiful.
Great: never knew! there was a poster contest. However I think he Jeremy D carpenter; Did a fantastic job for a non-painter. Congratulations. And he’s a Veteran.
Shoulda been a contest of which VA killed the most people, would have made more sense
Let us not forget the forgotten generations The Viet-Nam Veterans The Korean War veterans. Combat Veteran 1967-68-69. 11-Bravo-grunt. Claims and Appeals deny deny deny Die!!!!!
I would love to have the poster in a size and format that I can apply to my vehicle window.
I had to look this up: USPHS and NOAA have wartime missions, even though not necessarily involved in direct combat with an enemy. There is nothing wrong with them being shown, especially as they are not on the banner with the Armed Services. Keeping that in mind, the US Merchant Marine could also be displayed below the banner–and probably should be.
Just a thought….
What an awesome and beautiful display. “Unified by service”is a fitting sentiment. I remember the greetings and conversations exchanged by my beloved husband and other veterans at various VA facilities while at medical appointments. They were brothers who served, regardless of branch or rank, loved it! Thank you Jeremy!!
Proud of this poster, great work.
Public Health Service and NOAA don’t belong on this poster.
I am disaponted. I could have created a poster like that within 15 minutes. The picture and 8 logos are all copied and pasted with a little text, and this is chosen out of 180 artists?
The theme for my poster was this:
Veterans Carry The Fire Of Courage. In Battle And In Peace,
Their Steadfast Dedication Lights The Way For Us All.
A NATION’S PROMISE: honor ALL WHO SERVED, leading WITH PURPOSE, connected BY HONOR,
empowered BY LEGACY, Tribute TO VALOR.
My posters can be viewed at w w w . s a n f e r n a n d o v a l l e y v e t e r e a n s m a g a z i n e . c o m
I do design work for the VA and have designed over 300 posters and 20 videos for the VA.
If you’re referring to the March newsletter that the website sends you to…
AI is NOT art work. And some of those “posters” are comical when it comes to the uniform etc… please don’t do that again. Make something yourself. Don’t have AI create it and call it “art”.
U.S. Public Health and NOAA is NOT apart of the Armed Services or a Military Department. Both are civilian agencies. Shame on choose this work!
USPHS and NOAA are uniformed services and individuals who served are Veterans and eligible for all the benefits (healthcare, GI bill, VBA benefits, etc) as members of the armed forces. The selected poster does not purport that USPHS and NOAA are armed services and their logos are separated from the others. We have had 6 four-star admirals in the history of USPHS.
As former LCDR of USPHS I have considered thoughtfully whether to “claim” the title of Veteran. For many years I shied away from this term because I have the deepest respect for the service and sacrifice of member of our armed forces. I come from a family with a strong history of military service, including my grandfather who received a Silver Star and Purple Heart during WWII and may father and uncles who all served during the Vietnam era. I have dedicated the past 17 years and the majority of my career working for VA and serving Veterans. That say, I eventually embraced the mindset that all who wore the uniform and served gave something of importance to this county and deserve the title of “Veteran”.
USPHS officers first entered war during the Spanish-American war in 1898. After that, the president was given the authority to militarize USPHS and did so during WWI, WWII, and Korea. During Vietnam war, USPHS officers served on surgical teams in Vietnam and in various hospitals throughout the Gulf War era. At least 14 officers died while on active duty during WWII. Six were killed in action. Five USPHS medical officers were captured as prisoners of war in the Philippines during WWII and two died as POWs.
For myself, I had to be ready for possibly deployment at a moment’s notice. I devoted 2 years of my life to uniformed service (years I could have earned much more as a civilian physician than my military pay), I had 4 domestic deployments and two international deployments. As a physician with expertise in hospital infection control serving as a disease detective with the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the enemy I fought didn’t carry guns but were just as lethal and I put myself in harms way on countless occasions. My battles were outbreaks of multidrug resistant organisms in hospital ICUs, bleeding deaths of dialysis patients and hunting down a medical serial killer. PHS officers fight outbreaks Ebola in the African Congo, respond to domestic & foreign disasters like Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, and Indian Ocean tsunami and battle global and domestic pandemics. Yes, our service to this nation is different, but in my opinion no less valuable to American and the world and deserves to be recognized on Veterans Day.
I thank the VA for selecting a design which honors all who have served in both the armed forces and uniformed services.
Thank you, Cynthia, for such a detailed explanation of why they deserve to be on the poster as well. And, THANK YOU for your service!
I agree with Laura. US PUBLIC HEALTH and NOAA not be on it.
It would be nice to see some of the other entries. Is that possible?
Can I get a copy of poster
I respect anyone who takes the time to design a logo, or piece of art which to them is trying to honor veterans who served. A lot of time and effort goes into that. The conceptualization and planning alone could be hours long. To me it looks like it is AI generated, is it? Just curious.
Don’t let anyone tell you your not an artist. Your poster is Beautiful. I Love it. It made me proud to have served.
One artist to another. Thank you for sharing.
I love it : and would like to order a copy.
How do I order a copy. Thanks
Lovely! Well done for encapsulating ALL. SO important when divisions appear to exist more than ever.
Where can I download a copy of the 2025 Veterans Day Poster?
Congratulations Jeremy, feeling #Immersed right now looking at your art work! I can see from your visual preceptive mind feeling there as well, just by how deeply from my visual perception.I wear prism 12 lens, this is remarkable, your creative art coming from your visual mind comes at this present time space of the beauty through the Bald Eagle and Symbols, you Jermey are one #LeadingWithLove, your message inspires a lot through the finished piece, NavyGrace, 3 July 25
I love it! Thanks for creating such a beautiful piece, brother!! You did a wonderful job and 2025’s cover is equally representing each branch. I love the flag and eagle holding us all together. Thank you again & God bless!!!
P. S. Ignore the haters and celebrate your victory!!!
This poster shows no creativity or originality. Every part of it has been done a thousand times. I think that AI designed it.
I fully agree
Can this poster be ordered so it can be displayed locally by Vets? Is it available in a large size to be posted as a yard or window sign, for example?
The focus of the poster is the amazing eagle. The flag background is good. The bottom half of the poster is lacking. I’d suggest a VETERAN’s DAY poster show some veterans! Or at least drawings of service members.
Even though the committee tried to recognize everybody under the stars, I found it to be a very excellent representation of our day.
How about switching the places for the 230-year-old Coast Guard seal and the and the infant Space Force seal. I always look forward to Veterans Day and Memorial Day when local veterans salute the four services. One area American Legion actually erected FOUR statues in the middle of a three-way intersection to honor the veterans of the FOUR services. Coast Guard had at least 27 close shore cutters in Vietnam and took part in the Normandy and Pacific islands invasions. Do Space Force members get their shorts frozen in January high sea rescues? No respect I tell yah. No respect. A New Jersey Coast Guard vet.
I love this!! it really expresses all services and a United front as military members past, present and future.
The Artist really hit this out of the park ? The balance and equality is great.
Is it possible to purchase several of the 2025 Veterans Day posters. We have an annual Veterans Day Program at our local combined elementary, middle and high school and I would like to purchase some to post concerning the program. Thank you and I do appreciate this years poster no matter what others have stated here.
Beautiful display of the unity of all the branches of the military
Man! That’s an awesome poster! Best one I’ve seen since Uncle Sam and the Be All You Can Be!
I think the Veteran’s Day poster is really great. It identifies all the uniformed branches. I read that some folks complain about the colors, branch placement and what not but as a veteran I remember the branch I served in and now I’ve just changed over to a bigger group… a proud US Veteran that honorably served my country.
You have the wrong emblems for the Air Force and the Coast Guard! Or you have the wrong emblems for the other four. The official seal of each branch, which are the ones that say department of, are
for internal use only. You are also supposed to get permission to use the others which are referred to as their logos. You have Air Force and Coast Guard logos, and you have the other four branches, official, internal seals .. They should also be in order of inception from left to right. Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard,
Air Force, Space Force
Neat design. Too bad so many have to whine and complain about a Veteran’s Day symbol.
One would never guess we’re one fighting force instead of a few petulant cupcakes.
Bless their hearts!
“ChatGPT, make me a generic poster with an eagle and some military seals on it.” ???
Like last year, more AI trash. Who picks this nonsense?
Thank you, Jeremy Carpenter, for being inspired to create this poster and for taking the time to actually do it. I like it very much and am always glad to see the combination of our national flag, an American bald eagle, and the military branch seals together. Thank you, again, Jeremy, and thank you for your service. From a Navy retiree and fellow Arkansan.
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Well done! Congratulations on your winning poster! ??
I’ve got to say, this is a poor choice for the poster…as per usual. The visualization of all the uniformed services is totally unnecessary, unattractive, busy and superfluous. It’s so obvious that this was chosen “by committee”. It is safe, uninspired, uncreative and representative of a typical governmental group choice. Next year, why not amass a group of civilian designers/art directors and professionals to judge the contest? You might just be delighted by their final choice.
I love how the eagle is eerily similar to the Panem flag from “The Hunger Games” (see https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/163). How appropriate since Dougie Collins, aka last place finisher in Georgia Senate runoff race, is treating Veterans these days, hoping we die off one by one. Also appropriate is the Eagle is holding a red and yellow shield, colors used by China and the old USSR.
This story says “The votes are in…” Interesting, since not a single Veteran got to vote on this. Who were the voters? This seems like some executive at VA picked this poster with zero input, since this looks like it’s AI generated. I guess that’s what we should expect from VA from here on out since DOGE is now running the show.
I talked to two people in the past few weeks who said they left VA because DOGE, I mean, Dougie Collins has completely ruined the organization, prioritizing his videos spewing talking points over taking care of Veterans. Shame on Dougie.
This poster is a reflection of Dougie’s new VA. Veteran opinions don’t matter. Just shut up and take the crap we give you.
You’re always free to work for an organization that follows whatever beliefs align with yours. You seem like an extremely disgruntled employee who might even directly disobey anything coming from the top out of spite, which is extremely unprofessional and conduct unbecoming.
The VA hasn’t been satisfactory throughout all of my adult life., probably yours too, regardless of the administration. If you truly feel that there are issues, you’re welcome to actually submit complaints formally. If you truly believe what you believe, blow the whistle or quit.
Do I think the graphic could have looked better? Yes. Far better. Could the VA do better to allow Veterans to vote on it? Yes. But to make these weird conspiratorial claims about the design is entirely crazy. Great way to spend the work day :)
Hey, AS. Well at least you got the first two letters of your name right. In case you forgot, the last 5 are shole. You negative moron. Try doing something to improve the situation instead of your nit picking dei-like snide remarks. Are you and “alternate gender” or something. I can’t tell if your a chicken or a guy by you androgynous writing style. I’ll bet you are a registered democrat.
The flag and eagle. Perfect
What is there to improve? 180 submissions and this is the only one we got to see as Veterans.
Registered Republican, BTW, which shows how much you know…which is squat.
I must have touched a nerve. Point to the doll where you’re offended.
Is anyone monitoring this forum. Please remember that we ALL Served.
Just because you don’t like someone’s opinion is no reason to attack them, their gender or their political affiliation. When we stop the in fighting and “friendly fire” , that’s when we, as a nation and a body of Veterans are strong and representative of the Superior Fighting Force in the world…. history will prove…devided we fall ?
Well Put. I am a 100% Disabled Combat-Service Connected Vietnam Veteran. I am a poster child for Federal Civilians deployed to combat zones (mine was 2005-2006). They come under Department of Labor (DoL)/Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA); they are absolutely way worse than the VA. There are 10s of 1000s of Federal Civilians that are NOT covered by the PACT Act. For Contractors (i.e., KBR, Dynacor, Flour) in Combat Zones are under Department of Labor (DoL)/Defense Base Act. The information is more understandable that is published, but I do not how good it is (but they at least have attorneys that will help, none under FECA). I just prepped a 98-page document that created for FECA to present how lacking they are by using my 2005-2006 Deployment Storyline, finished the DRAFT today. Google my name, you will see some stuff.
I don’t work for VA, sport. I’m just adult enough to see through the propaganda. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Denis McDonough, but at least the guy cared about Veterans and worked for Veterans. DOGE Collins works on his brown nosing to his White House master. He lies to Congress, he lies to Veterans, he lies to the media, and he lies to VA employees. Watch as VA services start going down the toilet because the good people leave and the few that are left are some of the ones who needed to go.
As an 80 year young United States Coast Guard Vietnam ERA Veteran, I really resent the Coast Guard as being shown last. I served daily 24/7-365 hands on search, rescue recovery, and more before the space force people were even born.
The Coast Guard goes back to 1790 !!!
They saved the best for last…
It leaves observers with the most significant service emblem.
They just saved the best for last! Thank you for your service! (US ARMY VET)