Marine Corps League
Red River Marines #997
MCL Detachment #997 — wichita fall, TX. Service and a meeting hall — wichita fall.
- MCL Detachment #997
- wichita fall, TX
Red River Marines #997. Its detachment has met since 1966 — wichita fall, TX. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — wichita fall, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — wichita fall, TX. 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 — wichita fall, TX.
Veterans
Veteran support
Red River Marines #997. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — wichita fall, TX.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — wichita fall, TX.
60
Years on the calendar — wichita fall
Charter story set in 1966
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Red River Marines #997, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group 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 — wichita fall, TX. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 997. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Red River Marines #997. 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 — wichita fall, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — wichita fall
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 997 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 — wichita fall.
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 the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — wichita fall, TX.
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 997 — wichita fall, TX. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — wichita fall, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — wichita fall, TX. Red River Marines #997. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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