Department Champion
![Eden Wood, Indiana Legion Oratorical Competition, The Indiana American Legion Legacy Foundation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed4834_c3af386895cd42e6a3a1f255d83cae23~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ed4834_c3af386895cd42e6a3a1f255d83cae23~mv2.jpg)
Department Champion: Haley Bock, Post 3, District 11
Department Runner-Up Champion
![Madeline Phuong, Indiana Legion Oratorical Competition, The Indiana American Legion Legacy Foundation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed4834_2cc661c356be410fa3bfd9a57c4835ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ed4834_2cc661c356be410fa3bfd9a57c4835ba~mv2.jpg)
Department Runner-Up Champion: Madeline Phuong, Post 296, District 4
Department Runner-Up Champion
![Morgan Gulley, Indiana Legion Oratorical Competition, The Indiana American Legion Legacy Foundation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed4834_b4a32de5d9a8455f89753cc12b07855e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ed4834_b4a32de5d9a8455f89753cc12b07855e~mv2.jpg)
Department Runner-Up Champion: Moses Gutapfel, Post 464, District 9
Department Runner-Up Champion
![Knox Boyd, Indiana Legion Oratorical Competition, The Indiana American Legion Legacy Foundation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed4834_f8d1910cb660480c98d8f48c1860168e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ed4834_f8d1910cb660480c98d8f48c1860168e~mv2.jpg)
Department Runner-Up Champion: Knox Boyd, Post 38, District 2
The Indiana Legion Oratorical Competition hosted by The Indiana American Legion Legacy Foundation had four strong competitors last Sunday, Mar. 6, 2023. The competition was held in the American Legion National NEC room located in Downtown Indianapolis.
Haley Bock now moves on to the National Oratorical Competition held in April.
Thank you to our guest judges for your time and commitment to The American Legion, Department of Indiana, and youth.
Judges, Contestants and Hosts
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