What does the dark, sun-dried appearance of the Sergeant suggest about him?

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The Sergeant was as dark and sun-dried as raisins. He wore North-West Frontier Ribbons. He was to deliver a lecture on the mechanism of a service rifle. His appearance spoke much about him. He appeared to be a man who had dedicated his whole youth serving army. His ribbons reflected valour and gallantry.

He was not a man to be fooled around or impressed easily, a man not to be incited with anger.

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