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[CITE: 36USC22903]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
    CHAPTER 229--ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
Sec. 22903. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of 
incorporation and include--
        (1) holding true allegiance to the United States Government and 
    fidelity to its Constitution, laws, and institutions;
        (2) serving our Nation under God in peace as well as in war by 
    fostering the ideals of faith and patriotism, loyalty, justice, and 
    liberty, by inculcating in the hearts of young and old, through 
    precept and practice, the spirit of true Americanism, and by 
    participating in civic activities for the good of our country and 
    our community;
        (3) uniting in fraternal fellowship those who have served, or 
    are now serving, honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States;
        (4) protecting and advancing their civic, social, and economic 
    welfare;
        (5) aiding them in sickness and distress;
        (6) assisting in the burial and commemoration of their dead and 
    providing help for their widows and orphans; and
        (7) perpetuating the memory of patriotic deeds performed by the 
    defenders of our country.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1309.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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22903.................................  36:3903.                         Nov. 6
, 1986, Pub. L. 99-604, Sec.  3,
                                                                          100 S
tat. 3446.
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    Before clause (1), the word ``objects'' is omitted as included in 
``purposes''.
