If Norman E. Grech (March 21) is so bothered by the George Cross on our flag, I am surprised that he does not object to the Maltese Cross as our Air Malta logo. It is as much a "reminder of war and submission to foreign rule" as the George Cross. The Knights of Malta were no more Maltese than King George Vl. I do not know Mr Grech's age but if he had been alive in 1942, he wouldn't consider our flag to be "tainted" by the George Cross but rather enhanced by a reminder to the world of our steadfastness in the face of great hardship and deprivation during World War II.