Marine Corps League
Robert L Crites Jr. #624
MCL Detachment #624 — Grand Junction, CO. A detachment since 1972 — Grand Junction, CO.
Meetings: Quarterly TBD.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #624
- Grand Junction, CO
- Quarterly TBD
Robert L Crites Jr. #624, the Marine Corps League Detachment 624 — Grand Junction, CO. The detachment dates to 1972, 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 — Grand Junction. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are Quarterly TBD, at the hall — Grand Junction. 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 Junction, CO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Grand Junction, CO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 624 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Grand Junction, CO.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 624 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Grand Junction, CO.
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Years on the calendar — Grand Junction
Charter story set in 1972
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Robert L Crites Jr. #624. The public directory lists it as Quarterly TBD. 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 Junction, CO. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 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
Robert L Crites Jr. #624. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Grand Junction, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Grand Junction
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 624 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 Junction.
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 Quarterly TBD. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Grand Junction, CO.
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 624 — Grand Junction, CO. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is Quarterly TBD.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Grand Junction, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Grand Junction, CO. Robert L Crites Jr. #624. 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.