Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Mississippi
MCL Department — MS. Service and a meeting hall — MS.
- MCL Department
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Directory
Units
| Gen Louis H Wilson Jr #173 | Detachment 173 · Pearl, MS |
| G H Vaughn #175 | Detachment 175 · Columbus, MS |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast #715 | Detachment 715 · Bay St Louis, MS |
| Commiskey-Wheat #1073 | Detachment 1073 · Hattiesburg, MS |
| Anderson-Jordan #1078 | Detachment 1078 · Horn Lake, MS |
| Jerry Wentworth #1101 | Detachment 1101 · Meridian, MS |
| Andres F Lawhon #1220 | Detachment 1220 · Tupelo, MS |
| RAVIN E SMITH #1331 | Detachment 1331 · Corinth, MS |
| Willie Morris Jones Det #1431 | Detachment 1431 · Oxford, MS |
| L.P. McElveen, Jr. #1454 | Detachment 1454 · Diamondhead, MS |
| Jeremiah J O'Keefe III #1460 | Detachment 1460 · D'iberville, MS |
In 1983 a handful of veterans chartered Department — MS. 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — MS. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — MS. 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 — MS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — MS.
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 — MS.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — MS.
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Years on the calendar — MS
Charter story set in 1983
110 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
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Mississippi, 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 — MS. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 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 Mississippi. 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 — MS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — MS
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 — MS.
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 — MS.
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 — MS. 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 — MS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — MS. MCL Department of Mississippi. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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