Marine Corps League
Larry Nehring #103
MCL Detachment #103 — Des Moines, IA. Service and a meeting hall — Des Moines.
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Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #103
- Des Moines, IA
- 1st Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Larry Nehring #103. Its detachment has met since 1965 — Des Moines, IA. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Des Moines. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 1st Wednesday, 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 — Des Moines, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Des Moines, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 103 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Des Moines, IA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Des Moines, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Des Moines, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Des Moines
Charter story set in 1965
160 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
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Larry Nehring #103. The public directory lists it as 1st Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Confirm 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 — Des Moines, IA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 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
Larry Nehring #103. 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 — Des Moines, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Des Moines
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 103 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 — Des Moines.
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 1st Wednesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Des Moines, IA.
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 Detachment 103 — Des Moines, IA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Des Moines, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Des Moines, IA. Larry Nehring #103. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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