Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Arkansas
MCL Department — AR. A detachment since 1971 — AR.
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Directory
Units
| Sidney S McMath/Razorback #532 | Detachment 532 · Sherwood, AR |
| Northwest Arkansas #854 | Detachment 854 · Rogers, AR |
| Texarkana #1149 | Detachment 1149 · Texarkana, AR |
| Thomas A Payne #1248 | Detachment 1248 · Fort Smith, AR |
| Herbert A Littleton #1261 | Detachment 1261 · Mena, AR |
| Lake Dardanelle #1310 | Detachment 1310 · Russellville, AR |
| Dale W Langford #1323 | Detachment 1323 · Conway, AR |
MCL Department of Arkansas, the Marine Corps League Department — AR. The detachment dates to 1971, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea 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 — AR. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — AR.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — AR. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Arkansas. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — AR.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — AR.
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 — AR.
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Years on the calendar — AR
Charter story set in 1971
100 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
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Arkansas, 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 — AR. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| 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 Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Arkansas. 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 — AR.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — AR
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath 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 — AR.
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 — AR.
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 — AR. 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 — AR.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — AR. MCL Department of Arkansas. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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