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[CITE: 36USC130302]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
     CHAPTER 1303--LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                              INCORPORATED
 
Sec. 130302. Principles and purposes

    (a) Principles.--The principles underlying the corporation are 
patriotic allegiance to the United States of America, 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--
        (1) to cherish the memories of the valiant deeds in arms for 
    which the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service 
    Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross are the insignia;
        (2) to promote true fellowship among its members;
        (3) to advance the best interests of members of the Armed Forces 
    of the United States of America;
        (4) to extend all possible relief to needy members of the 
    corporation and their widows and children; and
        (5) to stimulate patriotism in the minds of our youth by 
    encouraging the study of the patriotic, military, and naval history 
    of our Nation.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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130302................................  36:633.                          Aug. 4
, 1955, ch. 546, Sec.  3, 69
                                                                          Stat.
 487; June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-
                                                                          56, S
ec.  2, 75 Stat. 95.
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    In subsection (b), the word ``purposes'' is substituted for 
``objects'' for consistency in the revised title. The words ``Navy 
Cross'' are restated before ``Air Force Cross'' in accordance with the 
order preferred by the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, 
Incorporated.
