As I drove home this morning, I had Radio 4 on, and found myself listening to the memories of veterans who returned from the war after VE day. I was immediately struck by the simple things we take for granted, which didn't exist for so many then. People had no clothes and were assigned to a clothing unit to be allocated something to wear. One man hadn't been near a woman for 3 years. He was returning home to his wife, and asked the woman next to him on his train if he could put his arm around her, to start to know how to be with a woman again, before the inevitable awkwardness with his wife.
Listening to their tales, it was unimaginable for me. Those of us too young to experience it are so very lucky.
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