Marine Corps League
Essex County Leathernecks #791
MCL Detachment #791 — Crown Point, NY. Marine Corps League Detachment 791, meeting — Crown Point, NY.
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Meetings: 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #791
- Crown Point, NY
- 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM
In 1996 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 791 — Crown Point, NY. 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Crown Point. 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 Thursday, 6:00 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 — Crown Point, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Crown Point, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 791 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Crown Point, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Crown Point, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
Essex County Leathernecks #791. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Crown Point, NY.
30
Years on the calendar — Crown Point
Charter story set in 1996
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
41
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Essex County Leathernecks #791. The public directory lists it as 1st Thursday, 6:00 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 — Crown Point, NY. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 791. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Essex County Leathernecks #791. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Crown Point, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Crown Point
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 791 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 — Crown Point.
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 Thursday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Crown Point, NY.
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 791 — Crown Point, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Thursday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Crown Point, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Crown Point, NY. Essex County Leathernecks #791. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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