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.