36 U.S.C. § 140502 — Principles and purposes

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 205 words · no verdicts yet

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This law sets out the corporation's principles and purposes. Its principles are loyalty to the United States, fidelity to the Constitution, civil liberty, and free institutions. Its purposes are educational, fraternal, historical, and patriotic, carried out through activities like helping members and honoring history.

(a) Principles. The corporation stands for loyal, patriotic allegiance to the United States. It stands for faithfulness to the Constitution and laws of the United States. It stands for the security of civil liberty. It stands for the permanence of free institutions. (b) Purposes. The corporation's purposes are educational, fraternal, historical, and patriotic. It works to keep alive the principles of liberty and justice that created the United States. It does this by: (1) Marking all national patriotic holidays. (2) Staying loyal to the Government of the United States and faithful to its Constitution and laws. (3) Keeping and strengthening comradeship and patriotism among its members. (4) Helping, comforting, and aiding needy and distressed members and their dependents. (5) Giving needed hospital and service help through its Department of Veterans Affairs certified service officers. (6) Working with other civic and patriotic organizations that have worthy goals. (7) Keeping alive the achievements and memory of the country's founders. (8) Cherishing the memory of General George Washington, who founded the Purple Heart at his headquarters at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson on August 7, 1782. (9) Influencing and teaching citizens to loyally appreciate the heritage of American citizenship, including its responsibilities and privileges. (10) Preserving and defending the United States from all enemies.

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(a)Principles.—

The principles underlying the corporation are patriotic allegiance to the United States, fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States, the security of civil liberty, and the permanence of free institutions.

(b)Purposes.—

The purposes of the corporation are educational, fraternal, historical, and patriotic, perpetuating the principles of liberty and justice which have created the United States, by—

(1)

commemorating all national patriotic holidays;

(2)

maintaining true allegiance to the Government of the United States and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;

(3)

preserving and strengthening comradeship and patriotism among its members;

(4)

assisting, comforting, and aiding all needy and distressed members and their dependents;

(5)

giving needed hospital and service work through its Department of Veterans Affairs certified service officers;

(6)

cooperating with other civic and patriotic organizations having worthy objectives;

(7)

keeping alive the achievements and memory of our country’s founders;

(8)

ever cherishing the memory of General George Washington, who founded the Purple Heart at his headquarters at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson on August 7, 1782;

(9)

influencing and teaching our citizenry, in a loyal appreciation of the heritages of American citizenship, with its responsibilities and privileges; and

(10)

preserving and defending the United States from all enemies.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1381.)

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1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1381

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