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36 U.S.C. § 40502 - Purposes

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The purposes of the corporation are—

(1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;

(2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;

(3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;

(4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;

(5) to serve our country in peace as in war;

(6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and

(7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.

(Pub. L. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1333.)

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4050236:793.Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85642, § 3, 72 Stat. 598. Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”. In clause (5), the words “we did” are omitted to avoid the grammatical construction using the first person.