The purposes of the corporation are—

((1)) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;

((2)) to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and all the nations of the Earth;

((3)) to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;

((4)) to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and

((5)) to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.