The Voice of Democracy program by the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) ... celebrated its 67th year with this year's
theme, "Why I'm Optimistic About Our Nation's Future".
The first-place winner,
Madison Haley, sponsored by VFW Post 777 and Ladies Auxiliary in Mount Pulaski,
Ill., received an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where she was
presented with the T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship Award in the amount of
$30,000. Here's the video of her delivering her speech.
