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.