Marine Corps League
SSGT Eric Summers #1473
MCL Detachment #1473 — Popular Bluff, MO. A detachment since 1970 — Popular Bluff, MO.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1473
- Popular Bluff, MO
- 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM
SSGT Eric Summers #1473, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1473 — Popular Bluff, MO. The detachment dates to 1970, 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 — Popular Bluff. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Popular Bluff. 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 — Popular Bluff, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
SSGT Eric Summers #1473. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Popular Bluff, MO.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Popular Bluff, MO.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Popular Bluff, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Popular Bluff
Charter story set in 1970
150 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 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of SSGT Eric Summers #1473. The public directory lists it as 2nd 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 — Popular Bluff, MO. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 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
SSGT Eric Summers #1473. 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 — Popular Bluff, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Popular Bluff
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1473 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 — Popular Bluff.
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 Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Popular Bluff, MO.
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 1473 — Popular Bluff, MO. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Popular Bluff, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Popular Bluff, MO. SSGT Eric Summers #1473. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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