Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Kentucky
MCL Department — KY. Service and a meeting hall — KY.
- MCL Department
- KY
Directory
Units
| Perry Braden #402 | Detachment 402 · Radcliff, KY |
| Kentuckiana #729 | Detachment 729 · Louisville, KY |
| GySgt William J Norris #804 | Detachment 804 · Owensboro, KY |
| Dan Daly #858 | Detachment 858 · Lexington, KY |
| Blue Grass #1012 | Detachment 1012 · Richmond, KY |
| Franklin R Sousley #1095 | Detachment 1095 · Bowling Green, KY |
| Harold G Epperson #1113 | Detachment 1113 · Winchester, KY |
| Pennyrile #1150 | Detachment 1150 · Casiz, KY |
| Lt Presley O'Bannon #1342 | Detachment 1342 · Frankfort, KY |
| LTCOL Vance Huston #1345 | Detachment 1345 · Flatwoods, KY |
| PFC James M Yancey #1390 | Detachment 1390 · Paducah, KY |
| Victor H Carr #1447 | Detachment 1447 · Georgetown, KY |
| J C Paul #1448 | Detachment 1448 · Williamsburg, KY |
MCL Department of Kentucky, the Marine Corps League Department — KY. The detachment dates to 1988, when veterans home from Vietnam and the years that followed wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the members hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the detachment writes its own — KY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — KY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Kentucky. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — KY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — KY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — KY.
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Years on the calendar — KY
Charter story set in 1988
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Kentucky, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — KY. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Kentucky. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — KY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — KY
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — KY.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — KY.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — KY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — KY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — KY. MCL Department of Kentucky. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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