On Tripoli Street - where the scars of war are at their most livid - residents have assembled a collection of munitions, some intact, others in pieces, and arranged them outside a bullet-riddled shop front into a makeshift display.
Despite the inspiration of Farouk and the bravery of Jasmina, our correspondent discovered that the Sarajevo he returned to still bears the scars of its years of war.
Football played a key part in both men managing to survive the mental scars of their experiences during World War II with Mr Hughes even enjoying a kickaround on the beaches of Dunkirk.