Marine Corps League
Central Missouri #656
MCL Detachment #656 — Jefferson City, MO. Service and a meeting hall — Jefferson City.
Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #656
- Jefferson City, MO
- 1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Central Missouri #656, the Marine Corps League Detachment 656 — Jefferson City, MO. The detachment dates to 1962, 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 — Jefferson City. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Jefferson City, MO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Jefferson City, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Jefferson City, MO.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Jefferson City, MO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 656 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Jefferson City, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Jefferson City
Charter story set in 1962
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Central Missouri #656. The public directory lists it as 1st Tuesday, 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 — Jefferson City, MO. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 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
Central Missouri #656. 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 — Jefferson City, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Jefferson City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 656 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 — Jefferson 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 1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Jefferson City, MO.
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 656 — Jefferson City, MO. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Jefferson City, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Jefferson City, MO. Central Missouri #656. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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