§ 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 widows 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.