Military digest 6/28/04

Duty making trip around South America with Navy

Navy Seaman Jeremy C. Duty, son of Peggy Duty of Anna, Ill., and David Duty of Murphysboro, Ill., recently departed from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., onboard USS Ronald Reagan as the ship travels to its official homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego. Duty is one of more than 3, 000 sailors aboard the Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier making a two-month journey around the tip of South America.

-- From staff reports