Military digest 09/29/03

Scott City man finishes Air Force basic training

Airman Brandon Lee Bridwell of Scott City recently graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was then sent to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi for further schooling.

Bridwell is the son of Debbie and Rulen Knox of Sullivan, Mo., and the grandson of Darrell and Shirley Phegley of Cape Girardeau. He has a twin sister, Brandy, who lives in Chaffee, Mo.

-- From staff reports