Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Maine
MCL Department — ME. A detachment since 1960 — ME.
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Units
| Kenneceb Valley #599 | Detachment 599 · Winslow, ME |
| Mid-Coast #637 | Detachment 637 · Rockland, ME |
| Western Maine #774 | Detachment 774 · Mechanic Falls, ME |
| Central Maine #810 | Detachment 810 · Auburn, ME |
| Greater Lincoln #976 | Detachment 976 · LINCOLN, ME |
| Greater Bangor Area #1151 | Detachment 1151 · Brewer, ME |
| Southern Maine #1324 | Detachment 1324 · Portland, ME |
| Maine Leatherneck #1361 | Detachment 1361 · Madison, ME |
| Boothbay Region #1366 | Detachment 1366 · Boothbay, ME |
| Aroostook County Marine #1368 | Detachment 1368 · Houlton, ME |
| Meo-Bosse #1414 | Detachment 1414 · CARIBOU, ME |
MCL Department of Maine, the Marine Corps League Department — ME. The detachment dates to 1960, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea 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.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — ME. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — ME. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Maine. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — ME.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — ME.
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 — ME.
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Years on the calendar — ME
Charter story set in 1960
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
45
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 Maine, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — ME. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Maine. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — ME.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — ME
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs 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 — ME.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — ME.
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 — ME. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — ME.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — ME. MCL Department of Maine. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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