Marine Corps League
Olympic Peninsula #531
MCL Detachment #531 — Port Orchard, WA. Marine Corps League Detachment 531, meeting — Port Orchard, WA.
Meetings: 1st Saturday, 1:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #531
- Port Orchard, WA
- 1st Saturday, 1:00 PM
Olympic Peninsula #531, the Marine Corps League Detachment 531 — Port Orchard, WA. The detachment dates to 1961, 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 Orchard. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 1st Saturday, 1:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the detachment writes its own — Port Orchard, WA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Port Orchard, WA. 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 Orchard, WA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 531 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Port Orchard, WA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Port Orchard, WA.
65
Years on the calendar — Port Orchard
Charter story set in 1961
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Olympic Peninsula #531. The public directory lists it as 1st Saturday, 1:00 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 Orchard, WA. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| 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 531. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Olympic Peninsula #531. 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 Orchard, WA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Port Orchard
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 531 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 Orchard.
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 Saturday, 1:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Port Orchard, WA.
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 531 — Port Orchard, WA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Saturday, 1:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Port Orchard, WA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Port Orchard, WA. Olympic Peninsula #531. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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