Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Oregon
MCL Department — OR. Marine Corps League Department, meeting — OR.
- MCL Department
- OR
Directory
Units
| Crater Lake #373 | Detachment 373 · Klamath Falls, OR |
| Santiam #374 | Detachment 374 · Albany, OR |
| Rogue Valley #386 | Detachment 386 · between Jordan and Josephine Counties, OR |
| USS Oregon #470 | Detachment 470 · Tualatin, OR |
| Calvin E Murphy #578 | Detachment 578 · Brookings, OR |
| Emerald Empire #917 | Detachment 917 · Springfield, OR |
| Coquille River #1042 | Detachment 1042 · Lakeside, OR |
| Daniel E. Crockett #1228 | Detachment 1228 · Warrenton, OR |
| Central Oregon #1308 | Detachment 1308 · Bend, OR |
| George C. Leber #1481 | Detachment 1481 · Newport, OR |
In 1988 a handful of veterans chartered Department — OR. 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — OR. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — OR.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — OR. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — OR.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — OR.
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 — OR.
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Years on the calendar — OR
Charter story set in 1988
200 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
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Oregon, 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 — OR. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 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 Oregon. 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 — OR.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — OR
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 — OR.
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 — OR.
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 — OR. 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 — OR.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — OR. MCL Department of Oregon. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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