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type: "LegalText"
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title: "36 U.S.C. § 21702"
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description: "Purposes"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 36
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title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
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chapter_number: "217"
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chapter_name: "THE AMERICAN LEGION"
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section: "21702"
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citation: "36 U.S.C. § 21702"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 36 U.S.C. § 21702 - Purposes
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## Text
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The purposes of the corporation are—
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(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
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(2) to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and all the nations of the Earth;
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(3) to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;
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(4) to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and
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(5) to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1297.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2170236:43.Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, § 3, 41 Stat. 285; Oct. 29, 1942, ch. 633, § 1, 56 Stat. 1012; July 26, 1955, ch. 386, § 1, 69 Stat. 379; Sept. 1, 1966, Pub. L. 89–550, § 1, 80 Stat. 371. In clause (1), the words “of America” are omitted.
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