Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Connecticut
MCL Department — CT. Marine Corps League Department, meeting — CT.
- MCL Department
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Directory
Units
| Brass City Memorial #31 | Detachment 31 · Waterbury, CT |
| Hat City #36 | Detachment 36 · Danbury, CT |
| Mahackemo #37 | Detachment 37 · Norwalk, CT |
| Peter P. Monaco Jr. #40 | Detachment 40 · South Glastonbury, CT |
| Northwest #42 | Detachment 42 · Canaan, CT |
| Ridgefield #44 | Detachment 44 · Ridgefield, CT |
| Silver City #45 | Detachment 45 · Meriden, CT |
| Southington Memorial #46 | Detachment 46 · Southington, CT |
| Valley #48 | Detachment 48 · SEYMOUR, CT |
| Greater Bridgeport #654 | Detachment 654 · Bridgeport, CT |
| Paul C Houghton #681 | Detachment 681 · Plainfield, CT |
| Hardware City #781 | Detachment 781 · Berlin, CT |
| Lock City #910 | Detachment 910 · STAMFORD, CT |
| Housatonic #1129 | Detachment 1129 · Stratford, CT |
| Torrington Memorial #1142 | Detachment 1142 · TORRINGTON, CT |
| Thames River #1334 | Detachment 1334 · Montville, CT |
In 1973 a handful of veterans chartered Department — CT. 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 the third Wednesday at 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 — CT.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — CT. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Connecticut. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — CT.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — CT.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — CT.
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Years on the calendar — CT
Charter story set in 1973
50 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
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Connecticut, 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 — CT. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 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 — CT. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Connecticut. 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 — CT.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — CT
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs 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 — CT.
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 — CT.
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 — CT. 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 — CT.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — CT. MCL Department of Connecticut. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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