Marine Corps League
L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427
MCL Detachment #1427 — Decatur, AL. Service and a meeting hall — Decatur.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1427
- Decatur, AL
- 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM
In 1965 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1427 — Decatur, AL. 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 — Decatur. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 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 — Decatur, AL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Decatur, AL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1427 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Decatur, AL.
Veterans
Veteran support
L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Decatur, AL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Decatur, AL.
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Years on the calendar — Decatur
Charter story set in 1965
50 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
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427. The public directory lists it as 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 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 — Decatur, AL. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 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
L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427. 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 — Decatur, AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Decatur
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1427 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 — Decatur.
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, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Decatur, 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 1427 — Decatur, AL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Decatur, AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Decatur, AL. L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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