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

1. (1) to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members;
2. (2) to assist worthy comrades;
3. (3) to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their widows and orphans;
4. (4) to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
5. (5) to foster true patriotism;
6. (6) to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and
7. (7) to preserve and defend the United States from all enemies.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1481; Pub. L. 107–242, § 2, Oct. 16, 2002, 116 Stat. 1497.)

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