Yeah, they need a squirt of Dullcoat, for sure... I'd sand the shoulder marks and collar tabs off the jacket to get it to look "civilian" as well... Or finish it as a uniform jacket, and add an envelope close by, perhaps on his bag, depicting the discharge papers... If indeed the idea is that the war is over. Kinda vague there... A nice touch would be perhaps a notice on the fountain stating such, or a newspaper, something... Fill the story in a bit more, Barruel...
Is it May of '45? Inquiring minds want to know...