Marine Corps League
Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156
MCL Detachment #1156 — Palm Desert, CA. Service and a meeting hall — Palm Desert.
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1156
- Palm Desert, CA
- 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM
Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156. Its detachment has met since 1976 — Palm Desert, CA. The charter came in the years after Vietnam and the years that followed, 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 — Palm Desert. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Palm Desert, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Palm Desert, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 1156 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Palm Desert, CA.
Veterans
Veteran support
Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Palm Desert, CA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1156 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Palm Desert, CA.
50
Years on the calendar — Palm Desert
Charter story set in 1976
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
40
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156. The public directory lists it as 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM. 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 — Palm Desert, 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 | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Palm Desert, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Palm Desert
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1156 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 — Palm Desert.
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 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Palm Desert, 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 Detachment 1156 — Palm Desert, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Wednesday, 11:00 AM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Palm Desert, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Palm Desert, CA. Cpl Jason L Dunham MOH #1156. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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