Marine Corps League
Sgt Jack Hettchen #1428
MCL Detachment #1428 — Rockville, MD. Marine Corps League Detachment 1428, meeting — Rockville, MD.
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1428
- Rockville, MD
- 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM
In 1988 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1428 — Rockville, MD. From that first meeting the detachment grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Rockville. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM, at the hall — Rockville. 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 — Rockville, MD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Sgt Jack Hettchen #1428. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Rockville, MD.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1428 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Rockville, MD.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Rockville, MD.
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Years on the calendar — Rockville
Charter story set in 1988
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
13
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Sgt Jack Hettchen #1428. The public directory lists it as 2nd Tuesday, 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 — Rockville, MD. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1428. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Sgt Jack Hettchen #1428. 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 — Rockville, MD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Rockville
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1428 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 — Rockville.
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, 7:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Rockville, MD.
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 1428 — Rockville, MD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Rockville, MD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Rockville, MD. Sgt Jack Hettchen #1428. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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