Marine Corps League
MCL Department of California
MCL Department — CA. A detachment since 1957 — CA.
- MCL Department
- CA
Directory
Units
| Gen J C Breckenridge #10 | Detachment 10 · San Bruno, CA |
| Chosan #11 | Detachment 11 · Azusa, CA |
| Fresno #14 | Detachment 14 · Clovis, CA |
| MCAS El Toro #17 | Detachment 17 · Midway City, CA |
| Bill King Modesto #19 | Detachment 19 · Modesto, CA |
| Camp J H Pendleton Detachment #21 | Detachment 21 · Oceanside, CA |
| South Coast #22 | Detachment 22 · San Clemente, CA |
| Sacramento #23 | Detachment 23 · Sacramento, CA |
| Santa Barbara #24 | Detachment 24 · Santa Barbara, CA |
| Kings County #455 | Detachment 455 · LeMoore, CA |
| President Ronald Reagan #597 | Detachment 597 · Simi Valley, CA |
| Yolo County #627 | Detachment 627 · Woodland, CA |
| Six Rivers #655 | Detachment 655 · EUREKA, CA |
| Santa Rosa #686 | Detachment 686 · Santa Rosa, CA |
| SSgt Sky Mote #697 | Detachment 697 · Placerville, CA |
| Monterey Bay#711 | Detachment 711 · Salinas, CA |
| Golden Empire #714 | Detachment 714 · Bakersfield, CA |
| San Diego Bulldog #835 | Detachment 835 · La Mesa, CA |
| Napa Valley #870 | Detachment 870 · Napa, CA |
| Gold Country #885 | Detachment 885 · Grass Valley, CA |
| Lt Frank Reasoner #919 | Detachment 919 · San Leandro, CA |
| Antelope Valley #930 | Detachment 930 · Lancaster, CA |
| Siskiyou #936 | Detachment 936 · Yreka, CA |
| W H Nichols #940 | Detachment 940 · Folsom, CA |
| Mt. Diablo #942 | Detachment 942 · Danville, CA |
| Sgt Major Jack G Chalfcraft #965 | Detachment 965 · Upland, CA |
| Cpl M Lee Wynne #1032 | Detachment 1032 · El Cajon, CA |
| Big Bear Valley #1038 | Detachment 1038 · Big Bear Lake, CA |
| Southwest Riverside County #1057 | Detachment 1057 · Wildomar, CA |
| Mother Lode #1080 | Detachment 1080 · Ione, CA |
| Griswold Mountain #1121 | Detachment 1121 · Oakhurst, CA |
| San Jose #1122 | Detachment 1122 · Santa Clara, CA |
| Tehama #1140 | Detachment 1140 · RED BLUFF, CA |
| Delta Diablo #1155 | Detachment 1155 · Brentwood, CA |
| Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156 | Detachment 1156 · Palm Desert, CA |
| Col Mitchell Paige #1207 | Detachment 1207 · Chula Vista, CA |
| Elk Grove #1238 | Detachment 1238 · Elk Grove, CA |
| Placer Bulldogs #1247 | Detachment 1247 · Auburn, CA |
| San Fernando Valley #1277 | Detachment 1277 · San Fernando, CA |
| Coastal Valleys #1340 | Detachment 1340 · Santa Maria, CA |
| PFC Eugene A Obregon (MOH) #1347 | Detachment 1347 · Los Angeles, CA |
| Teufel Hunden #1360 | Detachment 1360 · West Covina, CA |
| Victor Valley #1383 | Detachment 1383 · Victorville, CA |
| San Francisco Detachment #1458 | Detachment 1458 · San Francisco, CA |
| Cpl Aaron M Allen #1459 | Detachment 1459 · Redlands, CA |
| Coronado #1468 | Detachment 1468 · Coronado, CA |
| Hallam #1486 | Detachment 1486 · Vacaville, CA |
| Los Angeles-West Valley #1490 | Detachment 1490 · Canoga Park, CA |
| 1496 The Big Stick | Detachment · San Pedro, CA |
MCL Department of California. Its detachment has met since 1957 — CA. 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the members hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — CA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — CA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Department sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — CA.
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Years on the calendar — CA
Charter story set in 1957
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
29
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of California, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group 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 — CA. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of California. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — CA
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department 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 — CA.
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 the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — CA.
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 Department — CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — CA. MCL Department of California. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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