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Missouri youth named 76th Oratorical champion

Agnes Rieger of Kansas City is crowned the 2013 American Legion National Oratorical champion.

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Oratorical finals set

Missouri, South Carolina and South Dakota advance to the 76th Oratorical finals on Sunday. Watch the finals live at 10 a.m. (EDT) on legiontv.org.

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Nine Oratorical contestants advance to semifinals

Semifinals begin at 3:15 p.m. (EDT). The top three finalists will advance to the championship on Sunday.

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Department hosts annual Junior Oratorical Contest

New Hampshire is the only American Legion department to conduct a Junior High Oratorical Program for youth in grades six through eight.

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76th Oratorical contestants announced

Watch the championship finals live April 21 on www.legiontv.org.

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Oratorical participant pays it forward

Jake Bayliss from Nevada conducts a toiletries drive to aid veterans at a nearby VA hospital.

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'Maintaining Liberty, the People's Call'

2012 Oratorical champion, Rebecca Frazer, shares insight on the contest and the importance of understanding the Constitution.

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Indiana claims 75th Oratorical win

Rebecca Frazer from Morgantown, Ind., is The American Legion's 75th High School Oratorical Scholarship Program champion.

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Competitors set for 75th Oratorical finals

Contestants from Idaho, Minnesota and Indiana will compete Sunday during the championship finals, which will be broadcast live on www.legion.org at 10 a.m. EDT.

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Semifinalists advance through Oratorical Contest

Finalists will be determined later today; finals will be streamed live on legion.org Sunday at 10 a.m.

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