Marine Corps League
Black Hills #484
MCL Detachment #484 — Rapid City, SD. Service and a meeting hall — Rapid City.
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 6:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #484
- Rapid City, SD
- 1st Wednesday, 6:00 PM
Black Hills #484, the Marine Corps League Detachment 484 — Rapid City, SD. The detachment dates to 1970, 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.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Rapid City. 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 Wednesday, 6:00 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 — Rapid City, SD.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Rapid City, SD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the detachment sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Rapid City, SD.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 484 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Rapid City, SD.
Veterans
Veteran support
Black Hills #484. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Rapid City, SD.
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Years on the calendar — Rapid City
Charter story set in 1970
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
40
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Black Hills #484. The public directory lists it as 1st Wednesday, 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 — Rapid City, SD. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 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
Black Hills #484. 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 — Rapid City, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Rapid City
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 484 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 — Rapid 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 1st Wednesday, 6:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Rapid City, 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 484 — Rapid City, SD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Wednesday, 6:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Rapid City, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Rapid City, SD. Black Hills #484. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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