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

DATE: Tuesday, August 22, 1995               TAG: 9508220005
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   17 lines

GRATEFUL EX-PRISONER

As a former Japanese prisoner (No. 27944), I shall be ever grateful to President Truman for using the A-bomb and saving me from a miserable death.

WILLEM A. J. ROELOFSEN

Virginia Beach, Aug. 4, 1995 by CNB