John Thornton was an officer in the Royal Marines. He was tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2008 and his legacy is the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF). John lived his dream and died doing the job he loved. The aim of the JTYAF is to encourage and assist young people to ‘climb as high as they can dream.’ Whatever their dream, we hope to help them achieve it. He was named top student on the challenging Air Cadet Junior Leaders’ Course – the achievement recognized by a memorable flight with the Red Arrows at RAF Scampton. Afterwards, he was invited to become an instructor at Junior Leaders, inspiring a number of his fellow Ferndown cadets to apply for and succeed on what has become known as the Air Cadet Organisation’s toughest course. I am currently undergoing this course and part of it is to fund-raise for John's charity. Please give what you can.