Marine Corps League
N E Alabama #1404
MCL Detachment #1404 — Fort Payne, AL. Service and a meeting hall — Fort Payne.
Meetings: 2nd Saturday, 10:00 AM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1404
- Fort Payne, AL
- 2nd Saturday, 10:00 AM
N E Alabama #1404, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1404 — Fort Payne, AL. The detachment dates to 1948, 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Fort Payne. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 2nd Saturday, 10:00 AM. 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 — Fort Payne, AL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Fort Payne, AL. 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 — Fort Payne, AL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Fort Payne, AL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1404 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Fort Payne, AL.
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Years on the calendar — Fort Payne
Charter story set in 1948
40 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
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of N E Alabama #1404. The public directory lists it as 2nd Saturday, 10:00 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 — Fort Payne, AL. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 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
N E Alabama #1404. 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 — Fort Payne, AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Fort Payne
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1404 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 — Fort Payne.
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 2nd Saturday, 10:00 AM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Fort Payne, AL.
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 1404 — Fort Payne, AL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Saturday, 10:00 AM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Fort Payne, AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Fort Payne, AL. N E Alabama #1404. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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