I spent 45 years in and out of prison - I've turned my life around at 70

I spent 45 years in and out of prison - I've turned my life around at 70

I’d gone from having a uniform, a job, a purpose to nowhere to stay and nothing but a green rucksack on my back (Picture: Getty Images) Getting off the train at Waterloo, I felt a complete sense of loss.  The army, the place I’d called my home for the past six years, had just cast me out – all because I was gay.  Suddenly I’d gone from having a uniform, a job, a purpose to nowhere to stay and nothing but a green rucksack on my back.   Going home…