Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service

§ 4201. Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service The Veterans’ Canteen Service (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Service”) in the Veterans’ Administration is an instrumentality of the United States, created for the primary purpose of making available to veterans of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized or domiciled in hospitals and homes of the Veterans’ Administration, at reasonable prices, articles of merchandise and services essential to their comfort and well-being.