The purposes of the Marine Corps League as
prescribed in its Federal Charter are:
- To preserve the traditions and to promote the interests of the United States
Marine Corps;
- To band those who are now serving in the United States Marine Corps
and those who have been honorably discharged from that service together in
fellowship that they may effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and
democracy;
- To fit its members for the duties of citizenship and to encourage
them to serve as ably as citizens as they have served the Nation under arms;
- To hold sacred the history and memory of the men who have given
their lives to the Nation;
- To foster love for the principles which they have supported by blood
and valor since the founding of the Republic;
- To maintain true allegiance to American institutions;
- To create a bond of comradeship between those in the service and
those who have returned to civilian life;
- To aid voluntarily and to render assistance to all Marines and
former Marines as well as to their widows and orphans;
- To perpetuate the history of the United States Marine Corps and by
fitting acts to observe the anniversaries of historical occasions of particular
interest to Marines