Forgotten heroes

I SUPPORT the call for a campaign medal for Bomber Command during World War II (Letters).

I served in the RAF for nearly 20 years as a pilot and when I think of the thousands of young men dying while serving King and Country, never to enjoy life as I have, I feel emotional. A medal recognising their sacrifice is overdue.

I recall visiting a British military cemetery in Germany and seeing grave after grave of bomber crews buried together. Many of the crews were in their early 20s and several were teenagers. ROBIN KIRKHAM, Swaffham, Norfolk.