Marine Corps League
Brevard County #513
MCL Detachment #513 — Merritt Island, FL. Marine Corps League Detachment 513, meeting — Merritt Island, FL.
Meetings: 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #513
- Merritt Island, FL
- 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM
Brevard County #513, the Marine Corps League Detachment 513 — Merritt Island, FL. The detachment dates to 1946, 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.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says 1st Thursday, 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 — Merritt Island, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Merritt Island, FL. 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 513 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Merritt Island, FL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Merritt Island, FL.
Veterans
Veteran support
Brevard County #513. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Merritt Island, FL.
80
Years on the calendar — Merritt Island
Charter story set in 1946
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
24
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Brevard County #513. The public directory lists it as 1st Thursday, 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 — Merritt Island, FL. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — Merritt Island. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 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
Brevard County #513. 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 — Merritt Island, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Merritt Island
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 513 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 — Merritt 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 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Merritt Island, FL.
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 513 — Merritt Island, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Merritt Island, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Merritt Island, FL. Brevard County #513. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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