Marine Corps League
Jesse Andrews Jr #1378
MCL Detachment #1378 — Spanish Fort, AL. A detachment since 1974 — Spanish Fort, AL.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1378
- Spanish Fort, AL
- 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM
Jesse Andrews Jr #1378. Its detachment has met since 1974 — Spanish Fort, AL. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Spanish Fort. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 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 — Spanish Fort, AL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Spanish Fort, AL. 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 — Spanish Fort, AL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Spanish Fort, AL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1378 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Spanish Fort, AL.
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Years on the calendar — Spanish Fort
Charter story set in 1974
100 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 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Jesse Andrews Jr #1378. The public directory lists it as 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 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 — Spanish Fort, AL. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1378. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Jesse Andrews Jr #1378. 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 — Spanish Fort, AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Spanish Fort
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1378 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 — Spanish Fort.
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 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Spanish Fort, AL.
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 1378 — Spanish Fort, AL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Spanish Fort, AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Spanish Fort, AL. Jesse Andrews Jr #1378. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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