Marine Corps League
Gold Leaf #1276
MCL Detachment #1276 — Elm City, NC. A detachment since 1949 — Elm City, NC.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1276
- Elm City, NC
- 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Gold Leaf #1276, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1276 — Elm City, NC. The detachment dates to 1949, 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 3rd Tuesday, 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 — Elm City, NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Elm City, NC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Elm City, NC.
Veterans
Veteran support
Gold Leaf #1276. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Elm City, NC.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Elm City, NC.
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Years on the calendar — Elm City
Charter story set in 1949
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Gold Leaf #1276. The public directory lists it as 3rd Tuesday, 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 — Elm City, NC. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 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 — Elm City, NC. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1276. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Gold Leaf #1276. 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 — Elm City, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Elm City
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1276 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 — Elm City.
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 Tuesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Elm City, 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 1276 — Elm City, NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Elm City, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Elm City, NC. Gold Leaf #1276. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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