The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, March 28, 1996               TAG: 9603280005
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A18  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

MOVING TRIBUTE

Added to the outpouring of sympathy and tributes to the two Chesapeake firefighters, Frank Young and John Hudgins - fallen heroes - none was more moving than the tribute written by columnist Charlise Lyles (MetroNews, March 23).

No longer will I take for granted the very real and present dangers which firefighters confront on a daily basis. Their courage and commitment in ``risking their mortality for the sake of others'' deserve our deepest gratitude.

B. BAZEMORE McINTOSH

Chesapeake, March 24, 1996 by CNB