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

DATE: Saturday, December 16, 1995            TAG: 9512160310
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

NICHOLAS COMES HOME FROM THE SEA

The Virginian-Pilot

ABOVE: As families wait on Pier 11 at Norfolk Naval Base Friday, a

brow is lowered into position on the guided-missile frigate

Nicholas, returning from a six-month deployment as part of NATO's

Standing Naval Force Atlantic. RIGHT: Mildred Landers, left,

searches the deck for her son, Petty Officer 1st Class Rodney

Landers. Landers' wife, Michelle, waving, spots him on the deck

along with her sons, Carl, 7, and Rodney, 9.

by CNB