Marine Corps League
El Perro Diablo #478
MCL Detachment #478 — Mesilla, NM. A detachment since 1952 — Mesilla, NM.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #478
- Mesilla, NM
- 2nd Thursday, 6:00 PM
El Perro Diablo #478. Its detachment has met since 1952 — Mesilla, NM. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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 — Mesilla. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 2nd Thursday, 6:00 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 — Mesilla, NM.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Mesilla, NM. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
El Perro Diablo #478. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Mesilla, NM.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Mesilla, NM.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Mesilla, NM.
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Years on the calendar — Mesilla
Charter story set in 1952
200 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 El Perro Diablo #478. The public directory lists it as 2nd Thursday, 6:00 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 — Mesilla, NM. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Detachment 478. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
El Perro Diablo #478. 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 — Mesilla, NM.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Mesilla
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 478 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 — Mesilla.
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 Thursday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Mesilla, 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 478 — Mesilla, NM. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 2nd Thursday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Mesilla, NM.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mesilla, NM. El Perro Diablo #478. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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