Marine Corps League
Dakota Marine #659
MCL Detachment #659 — SIOUX FALLS, SD. A detachment since 1953 — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Meetings: 4th Thursday, 7:00 PM.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #659
- SIOUX FALLS, SD
- 4th Thursday, 7:00 PM
Dakota Marine #659. Its detachment has met since 1953 — SIOUX FALLS, SD. 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 — SIOUX FALLS. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 4th Thursday, 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 — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — SIOUX FALLS, SD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Detachment 659 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Detachment 659 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few members who know the ceremony — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
73
Years on the calendar — SIOUX FALLS
Charter story set in 1953
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Dakota Marine #659. The public directory lists it as 4th 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 — SIOUX FALLS, SD. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The members spend a Saturday on the small repairs the detachment has been putting off. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 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
Dakota Marine #659. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — SIOUX FALLS
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 659 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 — SIOUX FALLS.
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 4th Thursday, 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — SIOUX FALLS, 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 659 — SIOUX FALLS, SD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 4th Thursday, 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — SIOUX FALLS, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — SIOUX FALLS, SD. Dakota Marine #659. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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