Marine Corps League
S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819
MCL Detachment #819 — Crystal River, FL. Marine Corps League Detachment 819, meeting — Crystal River, FL.
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #819
- Crystal River, FL
- 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 PM
S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819, the Marine Corps League Detachment 819 — Crystal River, FL. The detachment dates to 1979, 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.
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 3rd 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 — Crystal River, FL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Crystal River, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Crystal River, FL.
Veterans
Veteran support
S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Crystal River, FL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Crystal River, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Crystal River
Charter story set in 1979
180 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
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819. The public directory lists it as 3rd 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 — Crystal River, FL. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 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 — Crystal River, FL. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 819. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819. 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 — Crystal River, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Crystal River
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 819 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 — Crystal River.
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 Wednesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Crystal River, 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 819 — Crystal River, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Crystal River, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Crystal River, FL. S/Sgt Ted Archambualt #819. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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