Marine Corps League
LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211
MCL Detachment #1211 — Saddle Brook, NJ. A detachment since 1957 — Saddle Brook, NJ.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1211
- Saddle Brook, NJ
- 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM
LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1211 — Saddle Brook, NJ. The detachment dates to 1957, 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.
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.
Meetings are 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM, at the hall — Saddle Brook. 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 — Saddle Brook, NJ. 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 — Saddle Brook, NJ.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Saddle Brook, NJ.
Veterans
Veteran support
LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Saddle Brook, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Saddle Brook
Charter story set in 1957
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
24
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211. The public directory lists it as 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Confirm 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 — Saddle Brook, NJ. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1211. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211. 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 — Saddle Brook, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Saddle Brook
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1211 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 — Saddle Brook.
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 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Saddle Brook, NJ.
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 Detachment 1211 — Saddle Brook, NJ. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Saddle Brook, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Saddle Brook, NJ. LCpl Jedh C. Barker #1211. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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