Navy and Sea Services Ball 2025

The Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the Navy League of the United States hosted its Navy and Sea Services Ball on Oct. 16 at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. The event commemorated the 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy, as well as honored the U.S. Marine Corps., the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Merchant Marine. More than 150 guests were treated to a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, ceremonies and traditional toasts, dinner and dancing accompanied by the Swing Shift Band, and a keynote address by RADM Gregory Fenton (USN Ret.). // Photographs by Patrick Gloria