Marine Corps League
Suffolk County #247
MCL Detachment #247 — Bay Shore, NY. A detachment since 1949 — Bay Shore, NY.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Friday, 8:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #247
- Bay Shore, NY
- 1st and 3rd Friday, 8:30 PM
Suffolk County #247, the Marine Corps League Detachment 247 — Bay Shore, NY. 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 regular meeting is 1st and 3rd Friday, 8:30 PM. 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Bay Shore, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Suffolk County #247. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Bay Shore, NY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Bay Shore, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 247 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Bay Shore, NY.
77
Years on the calendar — Bay Shore
Charter story set in 1949
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
45
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Suffolk County #247. The public directory lists it as 1st and 3rd Friday, 8:30 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 — Bay Shore, NY. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 247. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Suffolk County #247. 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 — Bay Shore, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Bay Shore
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 247 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 — Bay Shore.
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 and 3rd Friday, 8:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Bay Shore, NY.
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 247 — Bay Shore, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st and 3rd Friday, 8:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Bay Shore, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Bay Shore, NY. Suffolk County #247. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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