Marine Corps League
MCL Department of North Carolina
MCL Department — NC. Marine Corps League Department, meeting — NC.
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Units
| John V Berg #257 | Detachment 257 · KINSTON, NC |
| Greater Greensboro #260 | Detachment 260 · Greensboro, NC |
| Onslow County #262 | Detachment 262 · Jacksonville, NC |
| Charlotte #750 | Detachment 750 · Mint Hill, NC |
| Blue Ridge #848 | Detachment 848 · Hendersonville, NC |
| PFC Charles D Hare #914 | Detachment 914 · Monroe, NC |
| Shawn Knisley #983 | Detachment 983 · Fayetteville, NC |
| Sandhills Area #1001 | Detachment 1001 · Carthage, NC |
| Paul Ray Purgason #1005 | Detachment 1005 · Shallotte, NC |
| Stanly County #1021 | Detachment 1021 · Albemarle, NC |
| Cherry Point #1067 | Detachment 1067 · MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
| Cape Fear #1070 | Detachment 1070 · Wilmington, NC |
| Percy John Fulton #1075 | Detachment 1075 · Winston Salem, NC |
| Gen Allen Hal Turnage #1096 | Detachment 1096 · Salisbury, NC |
| Iredell County #1097 | Detachment 1097 · Troutman, NC |
| Gen Raymond G Davis #1162 | Detachment 1162 · Gastonia, NC |
| Catawba Valley #1163 | Detachment 1163 · Hickory, NC |
| N C Foothills #1164 | Detachment 1164 · Shelby, NC |
| Cpl Johnny A Williamson #1165 | Detachment 1165 · Asheboro, NC |
| Cabarrus #1175 | Detachment 1175 · Concord, NC |
| Sgt. W.E. Plueddeman #1186 | Detachment 1186 · Ayden, NC |
| PFC Terry C Smith #1193 | Detachment 1193 · High Point, NC |
| Table Rock #1197 | Detachment 1197 · Morganton, NC |
| L/Cpl Alan D Lam #1209 | Detachment 1209 · Burlington, NC |
| Cpl Chris S Ebert #1221 | Detachment 1221 · Forest City, NC |
| Sanford #1223 | Detachment 1223 · Sanford, NC |
| PFC Jerry L McKinney #1232 | Detachment 1232 · Reidsville, NC |
| Carry-On #1236 | Detachment 1236 · Smithfield, NC |
| PFC Bruce Larson #1242 | Detachment 1242 · Huntersville, NC |
| Richmond Leathernecks #1252 | Detachment 1252 · Rockingham, NC |
| Air Land NC #1257 | Detachment 1257 · Wake Forest, NC |
| Cpl Suzi Sannes #1262 | Detachment 1262 · Rocky Mount, NC |
| Outer Banks #1264 | Detachment 1264 · North Virginia Dare Trail Southern Shores, NC |
| Mt. Mitchell #1266 | Detachment 1266 · Spruce Pine, NC |
| Gold Leaf #1276 | Detachment 1276 · Elm City, NC |
| Walter F Osborne Jr #1298 | Detachment 1298 · Sparta, NC |
| Mountaineer #1320 | Detachment 1320 · Boone, NC |
| Hampstead #1321 | Detachment 1321 · Hampstead, NC |
| Surry County #1322 | Detachment 1322 · Mt Airy, NC |
| Crossed Rifles #1346 | Detachment 1346 · Lillington, NC |
| Waynesborough #1350 | Detachment 1350 · Dudley, NC |
| High Country #1389 | Detachment 1389 · Jefferson, NC |
| Swansboro #1407 | Detachment 1407 · Swansboro, NC |
| Oriental Dragon #1413 | Detachment 1413 · Oriental, NC |
| Asheville Det of Buncombe County #1417 | Detachment 1417 · Arden, NC |
| RDU-MCL #1482 | Detachment 1482 · Raleigh, NC |
MCL Department of North Carolina. Its detachment has met since 1989 — NC. The charter came in the years after Vietnam and the years that followed, 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 second Tuesday 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 — NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — NC. 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 — NC.
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 — NC.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — NC.
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Years on the calendar — NC
Charter story set in 1989
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
18
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of North Carolina, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — NC. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 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 — NC. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 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 North Carolina. 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 — NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — NC
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 — NC.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — NC.
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 — NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — NC. MCL Department of North Carolina. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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