
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 29, 1994                    TAG: 9406290012 
SECTION: FRONT                     PAGE: A10    EDITION: FINAL  
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ARMED FORCES' CHIEF

{LEAD} I do not agree with the Vietnam War protesters, because my father was a fighter pilot for two tours there and was almost killed. However, this country is based on freedom; the men who died during war did so to protect our rights.

Bill Clinton is the president of the United States, and he will be for at least two more years. He is the commander in chief of the armed forces and should have presided over the Memorial Day and D-Day ceremonies, contrary to what Ellen Heller writes (letter, ``Mocking heroes,'' June 16). It is the position we must respect, whether or not we like the man.

{REST} DAWN WALKER

Chesapeake, June 16, 1994 by CNB