Marine Corps League
MCAS El Toro #17
MCL Detachment #17 — Midway City, CA. A detachment since 1972 — Midway City, CA.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #17
- Midway City, CA
- 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM
MCAS El Toro #17, the Marine Corps League Detachment 17 — Midway City, CA. The detachment dates to 1972, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the members hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
Meetings are 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM, at the hall — Midway City. 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 — Midway City, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCAS El Toro #17. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Midway City, CA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 17 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Midway City, CA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Midway City, CA.
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Years on the calendar — Midway City
Charter story set in 1972
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
25
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCAS El Toro #17. The public directory lists it as 2nd Wednesday, 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 — Midway City, CA. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 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 — Midway City, CA. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 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
MCAS El Toro #17. 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 — Midway City, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Midway City
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 17 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 — Midway City.
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 Wednesday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Midway City, 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 17 — Midway City, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Midway City, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Midway City, CA. MCAS El Toro #17. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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