FEDERAL · 36 U.S.C. · Chapter 217
Purposes
36 U.S.C. § 21702
Title36 — Patriotic and National Observances
Chapter217 — THE AMERICAN LEGION
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36 U.S.C. § 21702.
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The purposes of the corporation are—
(1)to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
(2)to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and all the nations of the Earth;
(3)to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;
(4)to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and
(5)to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.
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History
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)
Editorial Notes
In clause (1), the words "of America" are omitted.
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