Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Kansas
MCL Department — KS. A detachment since 1959 — KS.
- MCL Department
- KS
Directory
Units
| Mount Suribachi #105 | Detachment 105 · Smith Center, KS |
| S E K #612 | Detachment 612 · INDEPENDENCE, KS |
| Gen Lewis W Walt #682 | Detachment 682 · Topeka, KS |
| Tri-Rivers #730 | Detachment 730 · SALINA, KS |
| Edwin A Schumacher #740 | Detachment 740 · Hays, KS |
| Air Capitol #773 | Detachment 773 · N Water Wichita, KS |
| Gen Larry Oppenheimer #1025 | Detachment 1025 · Lenexa, KS |
In 1959 a handful of veterans chartered Department — KS. 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 — KS. 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 — KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — KS.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — KS.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Kansas. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — KS.
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Years on the calendar — KS
Charter story set in 1959
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Kansas, 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 — KS. |
| 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. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 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 Kansas. 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 — KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — KS
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 — KS.
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 — KS.
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 — KS. 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 — KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — KS. MCL Department of Kansas. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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