Marine Corps League
Phillip K Dorn #198
MCL Detachment #198 — Port Monmouth, NJ. A detachment since 1990 — Port Monmouth, NJ.
Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #198
- Port Monmouth, NJ
- 1st Monday, 7:00 PM
Phillip K Dorn #198, the Marine Corps League Detachment 198 — Port Monmouth, NJ. The detachment dates to 1990, when veterans home from Vietnam and the years that followed 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 Monmouth. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 1st Monday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Port Monmouth. 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 Monmouth, NJ. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Phillip K Dorn #198. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Port Monmouth, NJ.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Port Monmouth, NJ.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 198 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Port Monmouth, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Port Monmouth
Charter story set in 1990
140 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
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Phillip K Dorn #198. The public directory lists it as 1st Monday, 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 — Port Monmouth, NJ. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 198. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Phillip K Dorn #198. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Port Monmouth, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Port Monmouth
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 198 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 Monmouth.
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 1st Monday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Port Monmouth, 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 198 — Port Monmouth, NJ. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Monday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Port Monmouth, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port Monmouth, NJ. Phillip K Dorn #198. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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