USS Frank E. Peterson Jr. Homecoming [Image 14 of 14]

HI, UNITED STATES

06.13.2022

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sasha Pierre-Louis 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) reunites with his family during the first kiss and first hug portion of the ship’s homecoming ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 13, 2022. The USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. is named after retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr., who was the first Black U.S. Marine Corps aviator and the first Black Marine to become a three-star general. Petersen served two combat tours: in Korea in 1953 and in Vietnam in 1968.

• Date Taken: 06.13.2022
• Date Posted: 06.14.2022 20:28
• Photo ID: 7269850
• VIRIN: 220613-M-BJ564-686
• Resolution: 1033x1446
• Size: 262.17 KB
• Location: HI, US