To share the camaraderie and fellowship of our fellow aviators and provide scholarship assistance to dependents of the lost military service aircrew personnel. Generate national awareness of military service and sacrifice and provide comfort and support for the family members of those uniformed service aircrew personnel MIA/KIA who were associated with the war in Southeast Asia to the present for both combat losses and operational accidents. Support the Constitution of the United States and honor the service and sacrifice of our fellow US Military Aircrew Members. The RIVER RATS are maintaining the legacies of America's greatest air warriors, passing those legacies to the young warriors who follow, and taking care of the children of those warriors who gave all.