Marine Corps League
Bobby D White #953
MCL Detachment #953 — West Union, OH. A detachment since 1954 — West Union, OH.
Meetings: 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #953
- West Union, OH
- 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM
Bobby D White #953. Its detachment has met since 1954 — West Union, OH. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — West Union. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM, at the hall — West Union. 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 — West Union, OH. 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 — West Union, OH.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — West Union, OH.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 953 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — West Union, OH.
72
Years on the calendar — West Union
Charter story set in 1954
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Bobby D White #953. The public directory lists it as 4th Thursday, 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 — West Union, OH. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — West Union. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 953. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Bobby D White #953. 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 — West Union, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — West Union
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 953 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 — West Union.
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 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — West Union, OH.
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 953 — West Union, OH. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 4th Thursday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — West Union, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Union, OH. Bobby D White #953. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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