Welcome aboard!
Some community activities include: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Eagle Scout Program, Miracle League of Franklin County, Detachment Color/Honor Guard, Wounded Warrior Project at Camp Lejeune, Fisher House at Camp Lejeune, USO Raleigh, NC Marines in distress (after verification), Wake Forest monthly Flag Raising for a deceased Veteran, Host Bingo event at the VA Hospital in Durham NC, and an annual Marine Corps Birthday dinner.
Please join us for dinner at our monthly meetings (a nominal cost for dinner).
To join, contact the paymaster to pay your annual dues ($32 in 2024) and the Det 1257 application form (do not join from the National or Department (State) sites, due to delays) that can be mailed to the Det or given to the pay master at a meeting.
Attire at the meetings is casual; once you join, required uniform items for the meeting are:
- The red Marine Corps League cover (garrison style) with gold Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, available from the Paymaster, and the detachment tab sewn onto the left side (see uniform guidelines). Or, to optionally embroider the detachment, two options are:
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- “Stitched by Tempa” (https://www.instagram.com/stitchedbytempa/), who has a desk inside the “Southern Suds and Gifts” boutique, at 213 S. White Street, Wake Forest (downtown). Tempa has given deep discounts to detachment members previously. Her machinery is offsite, so she needs a day or so turnaround.
- “Carolina Clover”, by Tamara Hayes, who has a booth in The Cotton Company, 306 S. White Street, Wake Forest. Tamara has given a slight discount for detachment members, and stiches onsite (can often stitch over the course of an hour).
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- Optional is the detachment shirt (black polo-style) with embroidered name, for sale from the Adjutant.
- Optional is the red Marine Corps League jacket, preferred for the Marine Corps Birthday.
Includes Procurement and wear of cover, detachment shirts, ceremonies and events