The purpose of this corporation shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical, charitable and educational;
to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members; to assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate
the memory and history of our dead, and to assist their surviving spouses and orphans; to maintain
true allegiance to the Government of the United States, and fidelity to its Constitution and laws;
to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to
preserve and defend the United States
from all enemies.
