I was saddened to read of the "un-named" Falmouth soldier who feels that people have no right to show their disgust at the atrocities that today's wars embrace. No smug faces were pictured. In fact, a close look will show that everyone was thinking deeply about what is happening, particularly in light of the tragic bombing that occurred that morning, hence the silent outward procession and the return to "Flowers of the Forest" on the bagpipe, a well-known lament for loved ones.

I would be very naive if I thought that there was an easy solution to the problems of creating peace. Yet who is really responsible for violence? Who was it that so carefully trained and armed both Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein? We may well be part of the solution, but we as western countries are also very much part of the problem. Countries the world over are guilty of greed and violence whilst in the pursuit of power and wealth - the UK was only too keen to sell attack helicopters to the Indonesian government, knowing full well the repressive use they were to be put to.

Is this mystery soldier proud to be part of the war? Proud to be part of the occupying, terrifying force who shoot as many civilians as any threatening enemy? I have not been there. But I have talked with people who lived, work and carry out scientific research there. They have told me much about things there. Of how the US soldiers sat back while widespread looting assured that the hospitals have little or no suitable medicines to treat the maimed civilians.

As well as the current tragedies, the environmental legacy in Iraq will be both radiological and toxicological through the frequent use by the US of depleted uranium in the weapons. Children born many years after the war will still be affected by rare genetic defects, cancers, and leukaemia. "Child Victims of War" is a charity, which has been created as a response to these new military developments. They "believe that in the 21st century it is no longer ethically viable for the international community to resort to the use of force in this way." The charity's mission is to fund projects to alleviate the suffering of children in war zones. So, as well as hoping to raise awareness, Falmouth residents are involved in projects to raise money to help the work of "Child victims of war."

From Tim Chamberlain, Castle Drive, Falmouth