16 JUNE 2001, Page 32

Heroes of old

From Mr Sam Whitbread Sir: Paul Johnson (And another thing, 9 June) deplores today's lack of belief in heroes. The best remedy for this is the obituaries of war heroes printed in the Daily Telegraph almost daily.

Many of these acts of heroism were performed by young men still in their teens or early twenties — formidable role-models indeed for today's youth.

S. C. Whitbread

Southill, Bedfordshire