Justin Haque and Katy Bowen, of Slapton, write:

The in/out of the EU debate rages on, but after VE Day this weekend, it is with great sadness one realises people seem to have forgotten that one million British military personnel died in two world wars so that we could live in an independent and democratic country.

One might not like our ­successive governments, but one has the freedom to elect a new one every five years. That ‘inherited right’ should be ­protected and valued rather than given up on June 23.

The remain campaign ­focuses on fear as a reasonable excuse to forfeit our national sovereignty.

Their arguments always echo that the EU is not perfect, but they would happily give up British independence to join a non-elected, 27-member European federal state with one unelected president and a ­policy of ‘one size fits all’ body of law for its ever-expanding membership, soon to include Turkey.

Much as we would like to write about the economic and security benefits of leaving the EU, this vote should come down to the fact that two wars were fought by British people who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in a free, independent country today – just visit any church to see the lists of the dead.

Therefore, the vote on June 23 should be more about ­protecting the gift of self rule that we inherited and taking back the control and responsibility for our own country that so many ultimately died for.