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Title 36 - PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES AND OBSERVANCES
CHAPTER 33 - THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Sec. 793 - Objects and purposes of corporation
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§793. Objects and purposes of corporation
§793. Objects and purposes of corporation
The objects and purposes of the corporation are as follows:
(1) To form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
(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 we did in war.
(6) To inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country.
(7) To foster and perpetuate Americanism.
(Pub. L. 85–642, §3, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 598.)
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