36 U.S.C. § 230102Chapter 2301

§230102. Purposes

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§230102. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable, and educational, and are—

(1) to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;

(2) to assist worthy comrades;

(3) to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans;

(4) to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;

(5) to foster true patriotism;

(6) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and

(7) to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
230102 36:113. May 28, 1936, ch. 471, §3, 49 Stat. 1391.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted "surviving spouses" for "widows".

2002—Pub. L. 107–242 inserted "charitable," before "and educational," in introductory provisions.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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