Marine Corps League
Red River Raiders #1453
MCL Detachment #1453 — West Fargo, ND. A detachment since 1974 — West Fargo, ND.
Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #1453
- West Fargo, ND
- 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM
In 1974 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 1453 — West Fargo, ND. 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — West Fargo. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says 1st Thursday, 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 — West Fargo, ND.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — West Fargo, ND. 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 — West Fargo, ND.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 1453 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — West Fargo, ND.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — West Fargo, ND.
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Years on the calendar — West Fargo
Charter story set in 1974
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Red River Raiders #1453. The public directory lists it as 1st Thursday, 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 — West Fargo, ND. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the detachment — West Fargo. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 1453. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Red River Raiders #1453. 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 — West Fargo, ND.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — West Fargo
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 1453 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 — West Fargo.
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 Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — West Fargo, ND.
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 1453 — West Fargo, ND. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — West Fargo, ND.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Fargo, ND. Red River Raiders #1453. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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