Believe it or not, St. Patrick’s Day is less than six month away! The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council has recently announced the 2025 parade day chief marshal!  See the press release below!

South Boston, MA. September 17, 2024, The Allied War Veterans of South Boston is honored to announce that it has nominated Alana (Devlin) Ball as the Chief Marshal of the 2025 Evacuation Day/St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Lieutenant Commander Alanna Ball is a native of South Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston Latin Academy in 2003 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Fashion from Lasell University and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Leo University. In 2011, she received her commission through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.

Her operational assignments include Logistics Department Head (N4) at SEAL Team TWO, Assistant Logistics Officer at Commander Task Force (51) at Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, and Assistant Supply Officer onboard USS DENVER (LPD 9) in Sasebo, Japan. Ashore, she served on the United States Fleet Forces Command Staff as Logistics Readiness and Operations Cell Lead Supervisor, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO as Special Programs Officer, and The Joint Staff (J4) in Washington, DC, as Executive Assistant to the Vice Director for Logistics and Battle Captain in the Joint Operational Logistics Center (JLOC).

In 2022, she competed at the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida, with TEAM SOCOM, winning one silver medal in powerlifting and five gold medals in swimming. In 2023, she was selected to represent TEAM USA at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany, where she won gold in powerlifting, four silver, and one bronze in swimming.

LCDR Ball’s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Joint Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), and various personal and unit awards. She is a qualified Naval Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer, Naval Expeditionary Supply Corps Officer, and a 2015 recipient of the ADM Stanley R. Arthur Award for Joint Logistics Team of the Year for service throughout OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. She lives in Virginia Beach with her husband, James, and their three rescue dogs, Oliver, Kai, and Rudy.

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