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

DATE: Sunday, July 10, 1994                  TAG: 9407080018
SECTION: COMMENTARY               PAGE: J6   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

PRAY FOR SUCCESS

I hope that the practice of placing women on combat ships is a resounding success, because our senior Navy/Marine Corps leadership, frightened and intimidated by feminist politicians, won't have the courage to tell us if it isn't.

JAMES J. DUKE

Virginia Beach, July 1, 1994 by CNB