Marine Corps League
1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382
MCL Detachment #1382 — Port Arthur, TX. A detachment since 1955 — Port Arthur, TX.
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Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1382
- Port Arthur, TX
- 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 PM
1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1382 — Port Arthur, TX. The detachment dates to 1955, 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Port Arthur. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 PM, at the hall — Port Arthur. 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 — Port Arthur, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Port Arthur, TX.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Port Arthur, TX.
Veterans
Veteran support
1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Port Arthur, TX.
71
Years on the calendar — Port Arthur
Charter story set in 1955
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of 1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382. The public directory lists it as 2nd 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 — Port Arthur, TX. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — Port Arthur. |
| 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 1382. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Port Arthur, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Port Arthur
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1382 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 — Port Arthur.
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 Tuesday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Port Arthur, TX.
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 1382 — Port Arthur, TX. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Port Arthur, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port Arthur, TX. 1st Sgt Joyce Venable #1382. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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