Tickets will be available for purchase until November 2, 2025.
Schedule of Events
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ••• Cocktail Hour 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM ••• Ceremony
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM ••• Dinner
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM••• Dancing
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ••• Cocktail Hour 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM ••• Ceremony
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM ••• Dinner
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM••• Dancing
250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball
Plymouth's 250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be here before we know it. Here are some last minute notes.
Attire
For gentlemen appropriate attire includes full dress military uniform, a tuxedo, suit, or a coat and tie.
For ladies approprite attie includes full dress military uniform, a gown, party dress, pant suit or blouse with slacks.
COME AS DRESSED UP AS YOU WANT TO BE.
The Plymouth Detachment of the Marine Corps League will host a traditional Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Hotel 1620 on the Plymouth waterfront.
This 250th celebration will honor not only 250 years of Marine Corps tradition but also the deep, often overlooked ties between Plymouth and the Corps—from Lieutenant Seth Chapin, the town’s first Marine recruiter in 1776, to Lieutenant James Warren Jr., wounded in the Revolution, and to the Privateer Marines of the Brig General Arnold.
The evening will include the time-honored Cake Cutting Ceremony, a tribute to Plymouth Marines across generations, dinner, cash bar, music, and dancing. A central moment of the night will be a tribute to Lance Corporal Nicholas Eufrazio of Plymouth, a Purple Heart recipient wounded in Afghanistan. His story, alongside that of Lieutenant Warren Jr. more than two centuries earlier, reflects Plymouth’s enduring contributions to America’s birth and its defense.
Our Guest of Honor will be Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow Jr., USMC (Ret.), who—like his father, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps—took on the responsibilities of being a Marine officer, leading Marines in Beirut, Desert Storm, and Somalia.
This milestone event is part of the Detachment’s effort to revitalize its membership, reconnect with the community, and share a sacred Marine tradition with all who attend.
All are welcome—veterans, families, friends, and neighbors. Together, we will celebrate the legacy of Marines past and present, and the enduring bond between Plymouth and the United States Marine Corps.
This 250th celebration will honor not only 250 years of Marine Corps tradition but also the deep, often overlooked ties between Plymouth and the Corps—from Lieutenant Seth Chapin, the town’s first Marine recruiter in 1776, to Lieutenant James Warren Jr., wounded in the Revolution, and to the Privateer Marines of the Brig General Arnold.
The evening will include the time-honored Cake Cutting Ceremony, a tribute to Plymouth Marines across generations, dinner, cash bar, music, and dancing. A central moment of the night will be a tribute to Lance Corporal Nicholas Eufrazio of Plymouth, a Purple Heart recipient wounded in Afghanistan. His story, alongside that of Lieutenant Warren Jr. more than two centuries earlier, reflects Plymouth’s enduring contributions to America’s birth and its defense.
Our Guest of Honor will be Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow Jr., USMC (Ret.), who—like his father, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps—took on the responsibilities of being a Marine officer, leading Marines in Beirut, Desert Storm, and Somalia.
This milestone event is part of the Detachment’s effort to revitalize its membership, reconnect with the community, and share a sacred Marine tradition with all who attend.
All are welcome—veterans, families, friends, and neighbors. Together, we will celebrate the legacy of Marines past and present, and the enduring bond between Plymouth and the United States Marine Corps.
Our Guest of Honor Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow, Jr. USMC
LtCol Barrow was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 29 April 1958. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in May of 1980, after graduating with a B.A. degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.
Upon completion of the Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Virginia, LtCol Barrow served as a rifle and weapons platoon commander with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. During this tour he participated in two major contingency operations in Lebanon - the evacuation of the Palestine Liberation Organization from Beirut and the peacekeeping mission in the vicinity of Beirut International Airport.
In March of 1983, he transferred to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina where he served as a Series Commander, Battalion Logistics Officer, Operations Officer, and Company Commander. Following this assignment, he served as the Officer Selection Officer at Baton Rouge, Louisiana from April 1986 to June 1989. After his recruiting duty tour, LtCol Barrow attended the Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia and graduated in May of 1990.
In August of 1990 LtCol Barrow took command of Co A, 1st Battalion, First Marines and served with them for a year through Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Following Desert Storm, he was reassigned as the Operations Officer for the First Light Armored Infantry Battalion and conducted several highly successful counter-narcotics missions in the Angeles National Forest working alongside the Los Angeles County Sheriff department and then with the Drug Enforcement Agency along the Southwest Texas and Arizona borders with Mexico. In March of 1992 LtCol Barrow was selected to command a special purpose task force named Task Force Guadalcanal. This unit deployed to the South Pacific in the summer of 1992 and represented the First Marine Division at the Department of Defense sponsored World War II commemorative ceremonies honoring the 50th anniversary of the Marines landing on Guadalcanal.
In October of 1992 LtCol Barrow was reassigned to the First Marine Division G-3 section as an Assistant Operations Officer. From December of 1992 to April of 1993, he deployed with the Division Headquarters to Mogadishu, Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope.
After returning from Somalia, LtCol Barrow attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico during the 93’-94 academic year. Following graduation, he was transferred to United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida where he worked in the J-3 Operations Directorate through the summer of 1997. During this assignment he traveled 24 times to the Middle East, Horn of Africa, and Pakistan working a myriad of military programs with the nations of those regions.
In August 1997 LtCol Barrow was transferred to G-3, Headquarters First Marine Expeditionary Force and briefly served in the G-3 current operations section. In November of 1997 he was assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) as the Operations Officer and deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of an ARG/MEU. In April of 1999 he was assigned to the First Marine Division Headquarters as the Plans Officer and served there until August of 1999.
In August of 1999 he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Forces Central Command, MacDill AFB for duty as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3). In this assignment he led a US Department of State and joint US military planning group to Addis Ababa Ethiopia to coordinate the US and UN peacekeeping mission along the disputed Eritrean and Ethiopian border while working closely with the nations of the Organization of African Unity. He served in that assignment until retiring in September of 2001.
LtCol Barrow’s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with combat “V”, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star in lieu of second award, the Navy Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.