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LegalText 36 U.S.C. § 130302 Principles and purposes us united_states_code code_section 36 PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS 1303 LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED 130302 36 U.S.C. § 130302 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc36@119-100.zip /us/usc/t36/s130302 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-36/usc36.xml 22c7e56e2c11fc75601e0bee6a60f704ddeb1c88c5b0d80f02d2be0d47b8e020 d8bb3c94f12bbd56e49d7a2bc029b1f4ab0bb8b69327e9ddbdf94d7adcac580d b9e9bf97f3cc3d4ea57dc1b39d818bd6bbd01df8225394d97deaf12632bafd95 2026-07-04 official
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36 U.S.C. § 130302 - Principles and purposes

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(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. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1374.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 13030236:633.Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 546, § 3, 69 Stat. 487; June 21, 1961, Pub. L. 8756, § 2, 75 Stat. 95. 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.