Marine Corps League
Russel M Butterweck #465
MCL Detachment #465 — Sinking Spring, PA. Marine Corps League Detachment 465, meeting — Sinking Spring, PA.
Meetings: 1st( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #465
- Sinking Spring, PA
- 1st( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 7:00 PM
Russel M Butterweck #465, the Marine Corps League Detachment 465 — Sinking Spring, PA. The detachment dates to 1964, 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 — Sinking Spring. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 1st( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 7:00 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 — Sinking Spring, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Sinking Spring, PA. 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 465 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Sinking Spring, PA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Sinking Spring, PA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 465 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Sinking Spring, PA.
62
Years on the calendar — Sinking Spring
Charter story set in 1964
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
45
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Russel M Butterweck #465. The public directory lists it as 1st( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 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 — Sinking Spring, PA. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — Sinking Spring. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 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
Russel M Butterweck #465. 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 — Sinking Spring, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Sinking Spring
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 465 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 — Sinking Spring.
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( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Sinking Spring, PA.
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 465 — Sinking Spring, PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st( Staff) and 3rd (Members) Monday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Sinking Spring, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sinking Spring, PA. Russel M Butterweck #465. 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.