Marine Corps League
Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313
MCL Detachment #1313 — Long Branch, NJ. A detachment since 1986 — Long Branch, NJ.
Meetings: 2nd Monday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1313
- Long Branch, NJ
- 2nd Monday, 6:30 PM
Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313. Its detachment has met since 1986 — Long Branch, NJ. 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.
Meetings are 2nd Monday, 6:30 PM, at the hall — Long Branch. 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 — Long Branch, NJ. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Long Branch, NJ.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1313 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Long Branch, NJ.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Long Branch, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Long Branch
Charter story set in 1986
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
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313. The public directory lists it as 2nd Monday, 6:30 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 — Long Branch, NJ. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 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 — Long Branch, NJ. |
| 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
Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313. 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 — Long Branch, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Long Branch
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1313 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 — Long Branch.
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 Monday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Long Branch, 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 1313 — Long Branch, NJ. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Monday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Long Branch, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Long Branch, NJ. Jersey Shore Leathernecks #1313. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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