Marine Corps League
PFC Jeffery S Patterson #747
MCL Detachment #747 — Branchville, NJ. Marine Corps League Detachment 747, meeting — Branchville, NJ.
Meetings: 4th Wednesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #747
- Branchville, NJ
- 4th Wednesday, 7:00 PM
PFC Jeffery S Patterson #747, the Marine Corps League Detachment 747 — Branchville, NJ. The detachment dates to 1992, when veterans home from Vietnam and the years that followed 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 — Branchville. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 4th Wednesday, 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 — Branchville, NJ.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Branchville, NJ. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Holiday drive
Scholarship evening
Veteran support
34
Years on the calendar — Branchville
140 hours
Given to local projects
29
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of PFC Jeffery S Patterson #747. The public directory lists it as 4th Wednesday, 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 — Branchville, NJ. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 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
PFC Jeffery S Patterson #747. 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 — Branchville, NJ. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Branchville
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 747 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 — Branchville. - 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 Wednesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Branchville, NJ.
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 747 — Branchville, NJ. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 4th Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Branchville, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Branchville, NJ. PFC Jeffery S Patterson #747. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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