Marine Corps League
John V Berg #257
MCL Detachment #257 — KINSTON, NC. Service and a meeting hall — KINSTON.
Meetings: 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #257
- KINSTON, NC
- 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM
John V Berg #257. Its detachment has met since 1957 — KINSTON, NC. 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.
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 meeting line says 4th Thursday, 6:30 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 — KINSTON, NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — KINSTON, NC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 257 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — KINSTON, NC.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — KINSTON, NC.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — KINSTON, NC.
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Years on the calendar — KINSTON
Charter story set in 1957
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of John V Berg #257. The public directory lists it as 4th Thursday, 6:30 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 — KINSTON, NC. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 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
John V Berg #257. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — KINSTON, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — KINSTON
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 257 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 — KINSTON.
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 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — KINSTON, NC.
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 257 — KINSTON, NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — KINSTON, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — KINSTON, NC. John V Berg #257. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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