Would like my DAD to hold a Lee Enfield No.4Mk1(T) after 70 years

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I've always wondered how life went for people like Sandy when they returned home from the war so I asked him. He had been in the thick of things for several years and we all hear it can be difficult to return to what we think is a "normal lifestyle". He replied that for the first couple of years he found it very difficult, and usually on Sundays he would go for long walks in the hills around where he lived, and find a quiet place to sit and think. There were times he told us he would cry. I think this shows that Sandy, even though he was asked to kill, never lost his basic humanity. His story shows just how difficult it is for soldiers to return from war as often they feel there really isn't anyone to talk to.

The loss of close friends and Jimmy Proudfoot in particular to this day still bring Sandy to tears. I think it is important to tell more than just the military side of Sandy, his entire life is a lesson in resilience.