Marine Corps League
Kampeska Northeast #1079
MCL Detachment #1079 — Watertown, SD. Service and a meeting hall — Watertown.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1079
- Watertown, SD
- 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Kampeska Northeast #1079. Its detachment has met since 1988 — Watertown, SD. 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 — Watertown. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Watertown. 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 — Watertown, SD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Watertown, SD.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Watertown, SD.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1079 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Watertown, SD.
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Years on the calendar — Watertown
Charter story set in 1988
100 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
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Kampeska Northeast #1079. The public directory lists it as 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 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 — Watertown, SD. |
| 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 — Watertown, SD. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1079. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Kampeska Northeast #1079. 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 — Watertown, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Watertown
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1079 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 — Watertown.
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 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Watertown, SD.
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 1079 — Watertown, SD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Watertown, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Watertown, SD. Kampeska Northeast #1079. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
This organization hasn't been claimed yet, so there is no contact information.