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title: "36 U.S.C. § 110103"
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title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
chapter_number: "1101"
chapter_name: "JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 110103"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 110103 - Purposes

## Text

The purposes of the corporation are as provided in its articles of incorporation and include a continuing commitment, on a national basis, to—

(1) maintain true allegiance to the United States;

(2) foster and perpetuate true Americanism;

(3) combat whatever tends to impair the efficiency and permanency of our free institutions;

(4) uphold the fair name of Jews and fight their battles wherever unjustly assailed;

(5) encourage the doctrine of universal liberty, equal rights, and full justice to all men;

(6) combat the powers of bigotry and darkness wherever originating and whatever the target;

(7) preserve the spirit of comradeship by mutual helpfulness to comrades and their families;

(8) cooperate with and support existing educational institutions and establish educational institutions;

(9) foster the education of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and members of the corporation in the ideals and principles of Americanism;

(10) instill love of country and flag;

(11) promote sound minds and bodies in members of the corporation and their youth;

(12) preserve the memories and records of patriotic service performed by the men and women of the Jewish faith and honor their memory; and

(13) shield from neglect the graves of our heroic dead.

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1367.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 11010336:2703.Aug. 21, 1984, Pub. L. 98–391, § 3, 98 Stat. 1358. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.