Marine Corps League
MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65
MCL Detachment #65 — Panama City, FL. Service and a meeting hall — Panama City.
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #65
- Panama City, FL
- 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM
MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65. Its detachment has met since 1979 — Panama City, FL. The charter came in the years after Vietnam and the years that followed, and the members who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM, at the hall — Panama City. 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 — Panama City, FL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 65 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Panama City, FL.
Veterans
Veteran support
MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Panama City, FL.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Panama City, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Panama City
Charter story set in 1979
170 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
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65. The public directory lists it as 3rd Wednesday, 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 — Panama City, FL. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 65. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65. 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 — Panama City, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Panama City
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 65 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 — Panama City.
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 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Panama City, 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 65 — Panama City, FL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Panama City, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Panama City, FL. MGySgt James "Pops" Sumner #65. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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