Marine Corps League
MCL Department of South Carolina
MCL Department — SC. Service and a meeting hall — SC.
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Directory
Units
| Julian D Dusenbury #410 | Detachment 410 · Florence, SC |
| Low Country #803 | Detachment 803 · Goose Creek, SC |
| Palmetto Marines #829 | Detachment 829 · Columbia, SC |
| Grand Strand #873 | Detachment 873 · SC, SC |
| James L Hammons #939 | Detachment 939 · Aiken, SC |
| Owens/Kennemore #1105 | Detachment 1105 · Greenville, SC |
| Upstate Marines #1106 | Detachment 1106 · Anderson, SC |
| Lakelands Marines #1112 | Detachment 1112 · Greenwood, SC |
| Olde English Leathernecks #1123 | Detachment 1123 · Rockhill, SC |
| Lewis G Watkins #1131 | Detachment 1131 · Seneca, SC |
| Riverfront Marines #1132 | Detachment 1132 · North Augusta, SC |
| Hutchings-Caldwells #1134 | Detachment 1134 · Spartanburg, SC |
| H E "Speedy" Wilson #1141 | Detachment 1141 · Lexington, SC |
| James Howe-Luke Cisson #1145 | Detachment 1145 · Pickens, SC |
| Kershaw County Leathernecks #1146 | Detachment 1146 · CAMDEN, SC |
| Yellow Footprints #1154 | Detachment 1154 · Beaufort, SC |
| Lancaster County Leathernecks #1169 | Detachment 1169 · Lancaster, SC |
| Broad River Leathernecks #1194 | Detachment 1194 · Gaffney, SC |
| Sumter #1202 | Detachment 1202 · Sumter, SC |
| Great Pee Dee Devil Dogs #1219 | Detachment 1219 · Bennettsville, SC |
| Barnwell County Leathernecks #1227 | Detachment 1227 · Williston, SC |
| Greater Orangeburg Leathernecks #1259 | Detachment 1259 · Orangeburg, SC |
| MCL Little River Detachment #1432 | Detachment 1432 · N Little River, SC |
MCL Department of South Carolina, the Marine Corps League Department — SC. 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.
The meeting line says the first Thursday 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 — SC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — SC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — SC.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — SC.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — SC.
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Years on the calendar — SC
Charter story set in 1960
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
28
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of South Carolina, 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 — SC. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — SC. |
| 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 South Carolina. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — SC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — SC
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive 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 — SC.
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 — SC.
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 — SC. 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 — SC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — SC. MCL Department of South Carolina. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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