Marine Corps League
Marion #61
MCL Detachment #61 — Ocala, FL. A detachment since 1957 — Ocala, FL.
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Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #61
- Ocala, FL
- 1st Monday, 7:00 PM
In 1957 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 61 — Ocala, FL. 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.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are 1st Monday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Ocala. 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 — Ocala, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 61 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Ocala, FL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Ocala, FL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Ocala, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Ocala
Charter story set in 1957
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Marion #61. 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 — Ocala, FL. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Ocala, FL. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 61. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Marion #61. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Ocala, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Ocala
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 61 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 — Ocala.
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 — Ocala, FL.
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 61 — Ocala, FL. 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 — Ocala, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Ocala, FL. Marion #61. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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