And for one family, it was an emotional homecoming.
And the family couldn’t wait to welcome him home.
“I was in the Navy so it’s just great for him to come home for Mardi Gras. Everybody on the ship has been asking him about Mobile and about Mardi Gras. It’s just ironic. He’s been all around the world to come home to Mobile,” Lorenzo Pettitt Sr. said. The ship is the official 2023 Mardi Gras ship. And now that it’s here, this ship along with its crew is going to be here through Fat Tuesday.“I can’t even see. I got tears in my glasses and everything. I’m so proud,” Stacy Pettitt said.
“We’re just proud of all of them. Just for the parents out and abroad seeing their kids do this for their country, it’s amazing. You couldn’t be prouder,” Pettitt added. Tours on the USS Gunston Hall will be available starting Saturday through Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the
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