Marine Corps League
Sgt Moses D Rocha #1287
MCL Detachment #1287 — Roswell, NM. A detachment since 1976 — Roswell, NM.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1287
- Roswell, NM
- 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM
In 1976 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1287 — Roswell, NM. 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.
Over the years the detachment has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The members keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM. 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 — Roswell, NM.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Roswell, NM. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Roswell, NM.
Veterans
Veteran support
Sgt Moses D Rocha #1287. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Roswell, NM.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1287 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — Roswell, NM.
50
Years on the calendar — Roswell
Charter story set in 1976
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Sgt Moses D Rocha #1287. 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 — Roswell, NM. |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — Roswell. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 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
Sgt Moses D Rocha #1287. 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 — Roswell, NM.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Roswell
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1287 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 — Roswell.
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 — Roswell, NM.
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 1287 — Roswell, NM. 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 — Roswell, NM.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Roswell, NM. Sgt Moses D Rocha #1287. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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