§ 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.