Marine Corps League
New York Detachment No 1 #226
MCL Detachment #226 — New York, NY. A detachment since 1997 — New York, NY.
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #226
- New York, NY
- 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM
New York Detachment No 1 #226. Its detachment has met since 1997 — New York, NY. 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 — New York. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM, at the hall — New York. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — New York, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 226 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New York, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
New York Detachment No 1 #226. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — New York, NY.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New York, NY.
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Years on the calendar — New York
Charter story set in 1997
110 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 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of New York Detachment No 1 #226. The public directory lists it as 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM. 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 — New York, NY. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — New York. |
| 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 Detachment 226. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
New York Detachment No 1 #226. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New York, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — New York
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 226 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 — New York.
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 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — New York, 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 Detachment 226 — New York, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New York, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New York, NY. New York Detachment No 1 #226. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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