The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, December 6, 1995            TAG: 9512060007
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

BACK THE TROOPS

I would have an extremely difficult time if one of my three sons was called upon to serve in Bosnia.

Unfortunately, I see too many parallels to Vietnam, which our president so openly avoided. Perhaps the fact that I was a lieutenant in South Vietnam while Bill Clinton was protesting our involvement influences my feelings.

At any rate, I hope all Americans will support our troops in Bosnia better than Bill Clinton did those in Vietnam.

HARVEY W. ROBERTS III

Norfolk, Nov. 28, 1995 by CNB