ON Remembrance Day we remember all our brave soldiers who died in many wars over the years. Can you define for me the meaning of the word 'hero' which I have heard applyied to all men and women in uniform in action? In my opinion they are not all heroes but brave men and women doing a job which many volunteered for, and is well paid.

Those that win medals etc, for their extreme bravery deserve the title hero.

It makes me very sad at this time when I recall the war in Korea (The Forgotten War) in which I served in the Light Infantry for nearly two years 1951-1952. We were not heroes but young men, some regular soldiers and a lot who were doing their national service.

Not volunteers but sent there to take part in the first war fought by the United Nations, many to die in trench warfare in freezing cold winters without modern weapons of today. They were heroes, long forgotten and many in their twenties and below — you had to be 19 years old at least to be killed in Korea. Yes, many heroes with VCs and military medals who gave their all to help South Korea be what it is today.

Not as long ago as the first world war, but millions of casualty over three years.

Thank you for reading this and maybe some readers will spare a thought for those long forgotten 'Heroes', as I still remember them with great pride and sadness.

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