Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Michigan
MCL Department — MI. Service and a meeting hall — MI.
- MCL Department
- MI
Directory
Units
| Belcher-Lane-Williams #146 | Detachment 146 · Port Huron, MI |
| Capital #148 | Detachment 148 · Lansing, MI |
| Cascades #149 | Detachment 149 · Jackson, MI |
| Fred Cochran #151 | Detachment 151 · Grand Rapids, MI |
| Dearborn #152 | Detachment 152 · DEARBORN, MI |
| Downriver #153 | Detachment 153 · Lincoln Park, MI |
| Macomb County #154 | Detachment 154 · Utica, MI |
| Flint #155 | Detachment 155 · Mt Morris, MI |
| Greater Michigan #156 | Detachment 156 · ERIE STREET, MI |
| Monroe County #157 | Detachment 157 · Monroe, MI |
| Montford Point Marine #158 | Detachment 158 · Detroit, MI |
| Cpl Stanley L Moore #159 | Detachment 159 · Berkley, MI |
| David Murninghan #161 | Detachment 161 · Howell, MI |
| Northwest #162 | Detachment 162 · Northville, MI |
| Yagle Brothers #165 | Detachment 165 · Interlochen, MI |
| Upper Peninsula #444 | Detachment 444 · Escabana, MI |
| Geo "Toogs" St Martin #550 | Detachment 550 · MUNISING, MI |
| North Oakland County #570 | Detachment 570 · Waterford, MI |
| Cpl Jack A Davenport #684 | Detachment 684 · Houghton Lake, MI |
| Northern Michigan #690 | Detachment 690 · Petosky, MI |
| Muskegon #703 | Detachment 703 · Muskegon Heights, MI |
| Wolverine #722 | Detachment 722 · Stevensville, MI |
| Branch Area #763 | Detachment 763 · Coldwater, MI |
| Lake Superior #764 | Detachment 764 · Marquette, MI |
| Kalamazoo #879 | Detachment 879 · Kalamazoo, MI |
| John C Rock Saginaw Valley #902 | Detachment 902 · Saginaw, MI |
| Keweenaw #1016 | Detachment 1016 · South Range, MI |
| Shoreline #1027 | Detachment 1027 · Holland, MI |
| Gogebic-Iron Marine #1133 | Detachment 1133 · IRONWOOD, MI |
| Irish Hills #1182 | Detachment 1182 · Onsted, MI |
| Oceana/Brett Witteveen #1225 | Detachment 1225 · Pentwater, MI |
| Iron Mountain #1239 | Detachment 1239 · Iron Mountain, MI |
| Alpena #1327 | Detachment 1327 · Alpena, MI |
| S/Sgt Bryan K Burgess #1337 | Detachment 1337 · Garden City, MI |
| Edson Kline VanSlyke #1423 | Detachment 1423 · Bay City, MI |
| U.P. Devil Dogs #1478 | Detachment 1478 · Manistique, MI |
In 1983 a handful of veterans chartered Department — MI. From that first meeting the detachment grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Michigan. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — MI.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — MI.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — MI.
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Years on the calendar — MI
Charter story set in 1983
80 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 Michigan, written here as the first Thursday 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 — MI. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — MI. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 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 Michigan. 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 — MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — MI
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 — MI.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — MI.
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 — MI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — MI. MCL Department of Michigan. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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