Marine Corps League
Gettysburg Battlefield #705
MCL Detachment #705 — Gettysburg, PA. Service and a meeting hall — Gettysburg.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #705
- Gettysburg, PA
- 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM
In 1983 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 705 — Gettysburg, PA. From that first meeting the detachment grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
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 2nd Thursday, 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 — Gettysburg, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Gettysburg, PA. 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 — Gettysburg, PA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Gettysburg, PA.
Veterans
Veteran support
Gettysburg Battlefield #705. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Gettysburg, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Gettysburg
Charter story set in 1983
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Gettysburg Battlefield #705. The public directory lists it as 2nd Thursday, 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 — Gettysburg, PA. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 705. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Gettysburg Battlefield #705. 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 — Gettysburg, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Gettysburg
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 705 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 — Gettysburg.
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 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Gettysburg, 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 705 — Gettysburg, PA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Gettysburg, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Gettysburg, PA. Gettysburg Battlefield #705. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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