Petty Officer 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson, from San Diego, Calif., reacts to the news that former President Ronald Reagan had passed away, June 5, 2004. Thompson serves on the USS Ronald Reagan, the Navy's newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which is circumnavigating South America as it makes its way to its new homeport, San Diego, Calif. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Seaman Kathleen Gorby