1) TO UPHOLD & DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES2) TO PROMOTE PEACE & GOOD WILL AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES & ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH3) TO PRESERVE THE MEMORIES & INCIDENTS OF THE WORLD WARS & THE OTHER GREAT HOSTILITIES FOUGHT TO UPHOLD DEMOCRACY4) TO CEMENT THE TIES & COMRADESHIP BORN OF SERVICE &5) TO CONSECRATE THE EFFORTS OF ITS MEMBERS TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS & SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY