Marine Corps League
Boomer #1288
MCL Detachment #1288 — Lawton, OK. Service and a meeting hall — Lawton.
Meetings: 1st Saturday, 9:00 AM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1288
- Lawton, OK
- 1st Saturday, 9:00 AM
In 1997 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1288 — Lawton, OK. 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.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says 1st Saturday, 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 — Lawton, OK.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Lawton, OK. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1288 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lawton, OK.
Veterans
Veteran support
Boomer #1288. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Lawton, OK.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1288 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Lawton, OK.
29
Years on the calendar — Lawton
Charter story set in 1997
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Boomer #1288. The public directory lists it as 1st Saturday, 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 — Lawton, OK. |
| 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 — Lawton, OK. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1288. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Boomer #1288. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Lawton, OK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Lawton
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1288 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 — Lawton.
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 Saturday, 9:00 AM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Lawton, OK.
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 1288 — Lawton, OK. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Saturday, 9:00 AM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Lawton, OK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lawton, OK. Boomer #1288. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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