St Michael is the patron saint of paratroopers and his feast day on 29th September is celebrated by airborne forces across the world. To mark the occasion Father Paul McCourt, a chaplain serving with 16 Air Assault Brigade, reads The Prayer of the Paratrooper. It was written by Lieutenant Andre Zirnheld, a French paratrooper killed while serving with the SAS in Libya during the Second World War. | British Army

"The South Africans thought he was one of the greatest forwards they’ve ever seen” Despite being better known for becoming one of the British Army’s most highly decorated soldiers during the Second World War, Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne was also a colossus on the rugby field. Listen to Mayne’s incredible story. #LionsRugby | Official Lions Rugby