{"identifier":"/us/usc/t36/s40502","title":36,"num":"\u00a7\u202f40502.","heading":"Purposes","text":"\u00a7\u202f40502.\nPurposes\nThe purposes of the corporation are\u2014\n(1) to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;\n(2) to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;\n(3) to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;\n(4) to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;\n(5) to serve our country in peace as in war;\n(6) to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and\n(7) to foster and perpetuate Americanism.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t36/s40502.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f40502."},{"t":"heading","text":"Purposes","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The purposes of the corporation are\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" to form a bond of friendship and comradeship among all holders of the Medal of Honor as presented by Congress;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor of the medal at all times and on all occasions;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" to protect the name of the medal and individual holders of the medal from exploitation;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" to provide appropriate aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, their widows, or their children;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" to serve our country in peace as in war;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" to inspire and stimulate our youth to become worthy citizens of our country; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t36/s40502/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" to foster and perpetuate Americanism.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}