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.