▁Europe ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Hel ms ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Dennis , ▁then ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁using ▁station ery ▁he ▁had ▁recovered ▁from ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ' s ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁Reich ▁Chan cell ery ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁He ▁dated ▁the ▁letter ▁" V - E ▁Day " ▁( May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁the ▁day ▁Germany ▁surrender ed . ▁Si xty - six ▁years ▁later , ▁Dennis ▁Hel ms ▁delivered ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁C IA ; ▁it ▁arrived ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden . ▁It ▁now ▁res ides ▁at ▁the ▁private ▁museum ▁at ▁C IA ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Lang ley , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁J esse ▁Hel ms ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁William ▁Martin , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Cl iff ▁Robert son ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁television ▁min is eries ▁Washington : ▁Be hind ▁Cl osed ▁Do ors ▁( based ▁on ▁John ▁Ehr lich man ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Company ), ▁was ▁based ▁lo os ely ▁on ▁Hel ms . ▁In ▁the ▁series , ▁Martin ▁ends ▁up ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁a ▁Car ib bean ▁island , ▁not ▁Iran , ▁as ▁Hel ms ▁did . ▁He ▁is ▁shown ▁engaged ▁in ▁dog f ights ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁F