Paul Houston put his life on the line to serve his country. The 57-year-old was a private in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers for eight years. He saw active service and suffered the loss of his comrades, which will live with him for the rest of his life.
The trauma he suffered led to a descent into alcoholism that nearly killed him. Imagine how he must have felt when the medals he received for his time in the Army were stolen.
Paul told the Record the theft left him devastated. No wonder. The medals symbolised what he had gone through and, as he as says, he earned them. Adding insult to injury, heartless MoD officials refused to cover the cost of replacements.
