Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§230102 Purposes
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2301 — VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES › § 230102
Summary
The organization exists to build friendship among members, help deserving members and the families of deceased members, honor and remember those who died, uphold loyalty to the U.S., its Constitution, and its laws, promote patriotism and freedom, and defend the country.
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Title 36, §230102
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 23010236:113.May 28, 1936, ch. 471, § 3, 49 Stat. 1391.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–199 substituted “surviving spouses” for “widows”. 2002—Pub. L. 107–242 inserted “charitable,” before “and educational,” in introductory provisions.
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Citation
36 U.S.C. § 230102
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102