The Purposes of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.

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 widows 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.