Marine Corps League
Pineywoods #1189
MCL Detachment #1189 — Nacogdoches, TX. A detachment since 1994 — Nacogdoches, TX.
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1189
- Nacogdoches, TX
- 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM
Pineywoods #1189, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1189 — Nacogdoches, TX. The detachment dates to 1994, when veterans home from Vietnam and the years that followed wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Nacogdoches. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 3rd Thursday, 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 — Nacogdoches, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Nacogdoches, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Memorial observance
Veteran support
Scholarship evening
32
Years on the calendar — Nacogdoches
90 hours
Given to local projects
16
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
- Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM
Regular meeting
Business meeting of Pineywoods #1189. The public directory lists it as 3rd Thursday, 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 — Nacogdoches, TX. - Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM
Hall work day
The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. - Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM
Past officers’ night
A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1189.
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Pineywoods #1189. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Nacogdoches, TX. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Nacogdoches
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1189 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 — Nacogdoches. - 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 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Nacogdoches, TX.
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 1189 — Nacogdoches, TX. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Nacogdoches, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Nacogdoches, TX. Pineywoods #1189. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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