... My generation is searching for truth. We are searching for a lasting meaning—for a larger purpose. There is only one place where it is found and that is in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the knowledge of what he's done for us and the knowledge of who we belong to.
Sacrifice for freedom, sacrifice for liberty, and the sacrifice for the preservation of a people, these are American Legion principles and they point in the direction of absolute truth.
— Haley Bock in her acceptance speech. Bock is a freshman at Patrick Henry College and the winner of the American Legion 2023 National Oratorical Contest
