Marine Corps League
Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096
MCL Detachment #1096 — Salisbury, NC. A detachment since 1964 — Salisbury, NC.
Meetings: Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1096
- Salisbury, NC
- Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM
In 1964 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1096 — Salisbury, NC. 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 — Salisbury. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM, 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 — Salisbury, NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Salisbury, NC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Salisbury, NC.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1096 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Salisbury, NC.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Salisbury, NC.
62
Years on the calendar — Salisbury
Charter story set in 1964
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096. The public directory lists it as Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM. 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 — Salisbury, NC. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 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 — Salisbury, NC. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1096. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096. 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 — Salisbury, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Salisbury
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1096 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 — Salisbury.
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 Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Salisbury, NC.
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 1096 — Salisbury, NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is Meeting Day/Time: 1st Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Salisbury, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Salisbury, NC. Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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