Marine Corps League
Central Nebraska Detachment #1455
MCL Detachment #1455 — Grand Island, NE. Service and a meeting hall — Grand Island.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1455
- Grand Island, NE
- 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Central Nebraska Detachment #1455. Its detachment has met since 1972 — Grand Island, NE. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Grand Island. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Grand Island. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Grand Island, NE. 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 1455 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Grand Island, NE.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1455 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Grand Island, NE.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Grand Island, NE.
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Years on the calendar — Grand Island
Charter story set in 1972
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Central Nebraska Detachment #1455. 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 — Grand Island, NE. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 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 — Grand Island, NE. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1455. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Central Nebraska Detachment #1455. 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 — Grand Island, NE.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Grand Island
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1455 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 — Grand Island.
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 — Grand Island, NE.
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 1455 — Grand Island, NE. 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 — Grand Island, NE.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Grand Island, NE. Central Nebraska Detachment #1455. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.