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How A Para Chaplain Earned His Maroon Beret
A military chaplain has passed out from the elite Pegasus Company, for airborne forces.
Captain Matt Coles is the padre attached to 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.
He doesn't have to complete the same physical challenges as the paratroopers - but he's chosen to in order to walk a mile in the boots of the men he ministers to.
Julie Knox followed Rev Matt's journey over four years, from leaving his country parish church to earning acceptance in the Parachute Regiment.
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