{"id":57,"date":"2024-09-16T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcltrd1334.org\/go\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T19:06:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcltrd1334.org\/go\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Thames River Detachment #1334 of the Marine Corps League resides within New London County Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"251\" data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcltrd1334.org\/go\/index.php\/about-us\/locator-map-new-london-county-connecticut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcltrd1334.org\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Locator-map-New-London-County-Connecticut.gif?fit=251%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"251,251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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