Marine Corps League
Lake County #801
MCL Detachment #801 — Gurnee, IL. A detachment since 1946 — Gurnee, IL.
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Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #801
- Gurnee, IL
- 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 PM
In 1946 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 801 — Gurnee, IL. 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the members hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 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 — Gurnee, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Gurnee, IL. 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 — Gurnee, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
Lake County #801. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Gurnee, IL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 801 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Gurnee, IL.
80
Years on the calendar — Gurnee
Charter story set in 1946
60 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 Lake County #801. The public directory lists it as 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 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 — Gurnee, IL. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Gurnee, IL. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 801. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Lake County #801. 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 — Gurnee, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Gurnee
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 801 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 — Gurnee.
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 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Gurnee, IL.
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 801 — Gurnee, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Gurnee, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Gurnee, IL. Lake County #801. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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