Marine Corps League
Captain John Yancey #631
MCL Detachment #631 — Dallas, TX. Service and a meeting hall — Dallas.
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Meetings: 2nd Saturday, 1:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #631
- Dallas, TX
- 2nd Saturday, 1:00 PM
In 1969 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 631 — Dallas, TX. 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.
The meeting line says 2nd 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 — Dallas, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Dallas, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Captain John Yancey #631. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Dallas, TX.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 631 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Dallas, TX.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Dallas, TX.
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Years on the calendar — Dallas
Charter story set in 1969
40 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 Captain John Yancey #631. The public directory lists it as 2nd 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 — Dallas, TX. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — Dallas. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 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
Captain John Yancey #631. 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 — Dallas, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Dallas
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 631 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 — Dallas.
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 Saturday, 1:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Dallas, TX.
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 631 — Dallas, TX. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Saturday, 1:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Dallas, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Dallas, TX. Captain John Yancey #631. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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