Marine Corps League
MCL Department of New York
MCL Department — NY. A detachment since 1990 — NY.
- MCL Department
- NY
Directory
Units
| Bett-Toomey #216 | Detachment 216 · Lackawanna, NY |
| Brooklyn No 1 #217 | Detachment 217 · Brooklyn, NY |
| Electric City #222 | Detachment 222 · Rotterdam, NY |
| Genesee Valley #223 | Detachment 223 · Webster, NY |
| Greater Syracuse #224 | Detachment 224 · Cicero, NY |
| The Dan Daly Globe & Anchor #225 | Detachment 225 · Glen Cove, NY |
| New York Detachment No 1 #226 | Detachment 226 · New York, NY |
| Herkimer County #227 | Detachment 227 · Ilion, NY |
| Conrad Kania #230 | Detachment 230 · Sanborn, NY |
| Lockport Devil Dogs #232 | Detachment 232 · Lockport, NY |
| Middletown #236 | Detachment 236 · MIDDLETOWN, NY |
| Niagra Frontier #239 | Detachment 239 · West Seneca, NY |
| Capt Wm Dale O'Brien #241 | Detachment 241 · Albany, NY |
| Putnam County #242 | Detachment 242 · Carmel, NY |
| Rockland County #243 | Detachment 243 · Pomona, NY |
| South Shore #244 | Detachment 244 · Babylon, NY |
| Edward L Smith #245 | Detachment 245 · Rome, NY |
| Sgt Angel Mendez #246 | Detachment 246 · Staten Island, NY |
| Suffolk County #247 | Detachment 247 · Bay Shore, NY |
| Sunrise #248 | Detachment 248 · Massapequa, NY |
| The Greater Newburgh #249 | Detachment 249 · New Windsor, NY |
| John W Thurston #250 | Detachment 250 · Binghamton, NY |
| Troy #252 | Detachment 252 · Troy, NY |
| Ulster #253 | Detachment 253 · Kingston, NY |
| Westchester County #254 | Detachment 254 · Thornwood, NY |
| Yankee #255 | Detachment 255 · Bronx, NY |
| Amsterdam #392 | Detachment 392 · Amsterdam, NY |
| St Lawrence County #408 | Detachment 408 · Madrid, NY |
| Edward J Brewer #458 | Detachment 458 · Elmira, NY |
| Raider #461 | Detachment 461 · Hornell, NY |
| Memorial Day #468 | Detachment 468 · Clyde, NY |
| Western Long Island #561 | Detachment 561 · Lynbrook, NY |
| Akwesasne #566 | Detachment 566 · Hogansburg, NY |
| Port Washington #614 | Detachment 614 · New Hyde Park, NY |
| Leatherstocking #639 | Detachment 639 · Oneida, NY |
| S P A #641 | Detachment 641 · Saratoga Springs, NY |
| East End #642 | Detachment 642 · Eastport, NY |
| Massena #685 | Detachment 685 · Massena, NY |
| Lewis County #754 | Detachment 754 · Lowville, NY |
| Adirondack #787 | Detachment 787 · Mayfield, NY |
| Essex County Leathernecks #791 | Detachment 791 · Crown Point, NY |
| Huntington Long Island #792 | Detachment 792 · Northport, NY |
| Carmen Ramputi #861 | Detachment 861 · Beacon, NY |
| Emerald City #877 | Detachment 877 · Chittenango, NY |
| Tun Tavern Leathernecks #961 | Detachment 961 · Boonville, NY |
| LZ Old Corps #999 | Detachment 999 · Camden, NY |
| Lt John Paul Bobo #1118 | Detachment 1118 · Niagara Falls, NY |
| Southtowns #1136 | Detachment 1136 · East Aurora, NY |
| Jim Hatch #1201 | Detachment 1201 · Owego, NY |
| Adirondack Leathernecks #1268 | Detachment 1268 · Tupperlake, NY |
| Holley Hellhound #1271 | Detachment 1271 · Holley, NY |
| Moutain Top #1274 | Detachment 1274 · East Durham, NY |
| James R. Moore #1470 | Detachment 1470 · Naples, NY |
| Father Capodanno #1471 | Detachment 1471 · Elmont, NY |
| Empire State Leathernecks #1493 | Detachment 1493 · Hastings-On-Hudson, NY |
In 1990 a handful of veterans chartered Department — 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.
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 — NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
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 — NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — NY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — NY.
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Years on the calendar — NY
Charter story set in 1990
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of New York, 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 — NY. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — NY. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 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 New York. 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 — NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — NY
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 — NY.
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 — 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 Department — NY. 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 — NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — NY. MCL Department of New York. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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