Marine Corps League
Kent County #453
MCL Detachment #453 — West Warwick, RI. Service and a meeting hall — West Warwick.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #453
- West Warwick, RI
- 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM
Kent County #453, the Marine Corps League Detachment 453 — West Warwick, RI. The detachment dates to 1979, 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 — West Warwick. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM, at the hall — West Warwick. 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 — West Warwick, RI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 453 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — West Warwick, RI.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — West Warwick, RI.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — West Warwick, RI.
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Years on the calendar — West Warwick
Charter story set in 1979
210 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
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Kent County #453. The public directory lists it as 2nd Thursday, 6:30 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 — West Warwick, RI. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 453. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Kent County #453. 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 — West Warwick, RI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — West Warwick
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 453 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 — West Warwick.
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, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — West Warwick, RI.
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 453 — West Warwick, RI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Thursday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — West Warwick, RI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Warwick, RI. Kent County #453. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.