We, the American Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and those who served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States thereafter, fully realizing our responsibility to our community, to our state and to our nation, associate ourselves for the following purposes:
• To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
• To safeguard the principles of freedom, liberty and justice for all;
• To promote the cause of peace and goodwill amongst nations;
• To maintain inviolate the freedom of our country;
• To preserve the fundamentals of democracy;
• To perpetuate the friendships and associations of these veterans and;
• To dedicate ourselves to the cause of mutual assistance...this by the Grace of God.