Marine Corps League
Elk Grove #1238
MCL Detachment #1238 — Elk Grove, CA. Service and a meeting hall — Elk Grove.
Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1238
- Elk Grove, CA
- 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM
Elk Grove #1238, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1238 — Elk Grove, CA. The detachment dates to 1974, 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.
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 meeting line says 1st Thursday, 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 — Elk Grove, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Elk Grove, CA. 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 — Elk Grove, CA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1238 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Elk Grove, CA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1238 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Elk Grove, CA.
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Years on the calendar — Elk Grove
Charter story set in 1974
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
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Elk Grove #1238. The public directory lists it as 1st Thursday, 7:00 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 — Elk Grove, CA. |
| 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 — Elk Grove, CA. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 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
Elk Grove #1238. 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 — Elk Grove, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Elk Grove
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1238 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 — Elk Grove.
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 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Elk Grove, CA.
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 1238 — Elk Grove, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Elk Grove, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Elk Grove, CA. Elk Grove #1238. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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