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

DATE: Saturday, November 18, 1995            TAG: 9511170003
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

WEAR OWN UNIFORM

A United States serviceman or servicewoman should not be required to wear the uniform of any service except the United States of America.

When we participated in the United Nations action in Korea, no one asked us to wear their uniform. Each nation wore its own uniform and the soldiers served under their own leaders. To do otherwise is wrong.

Let those who want to wear the United Nations uniform join the United Nations. Let the ones who serve the United States wear the uniform of the service they volunteered and swore an oath to serve.

LEO G. RUFFING

U.S. Air Force (ret.)

Portsmouth, Oct. 28, 1995 by CNB