Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Alabama
MCL Department — AL. A detachment since 1995 — AL.
- MCL Department
- AL
Directory
Units
| P L Wilson #447 | Detachment 447 · Mobile, AL |
| Howlin 'Mad' Smith #592 | Detachment 592 · Birmingham, AL |
| Wiregrass #752 | Detachment 752 · Dothan, AL |
| Brandon-Wilbourn #820 | Detachment 820 · Huntsville, AL |
| Townsend #920 | Detachment 920 · Montgomery, AL |
| Billy Stelpflug #1064 | Detachment 1064 · Auburn, AL |
| McLaughlin #1091 | Detachment 1091 · E Gadsden, AL |
| Johnny M Spann #1272 | Detachment 1272 · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Allan Ray Chaffin #1329 | Detachment 1329 · Anniston, AL |
| Cpl Joseph Whitehead #1370 | Detachment 1370 · Foley, AL |
| Jesse Andrews Jr #1378 | Detachment 1378 · Spanish Fort, AL |
| N E Alabama #1404 | Detachment 1404 · Fort Payne, AL |
| LtGen Victor "Brute" Krulak #1415 | Detachment 1415 · Hoover, AL |
| L/Cpl Jonathan L Smith #1427 | Detachment 1427 · Decatur, AL |
| Sgt Foster L. Harrington #1449 | Detachment 1449 · Mobile, AL |
| Cpl. Matthew D Conley #1477 | Detachment 1477 · Sheffield, AL |
In 1995 a handful of veterans chartered Department — AL. 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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — AL. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — AL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Alabama. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — AL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — AL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — AL.
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Years on the calendar — AL
Charter story set in 1995
70 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
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Alabama, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — AL. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Alabama. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — AL
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department 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 — AL.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — AL.
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 Department — AL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — AL. MCL Department of Alabama. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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