Mercian Regiment to march through Chesterfield
2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment will exercise their freedom of the borough of Chesterfield later, by parading through the town.
Soldiers exercise freedom of Chesterfield
Soldiers from one of the most highly decorated battalions in the Army have been given a heroes welcome in Chesterfield today as they exercised their freedom of the town.
Infantry battalion 2nd Mercian marched through the streets just months after the last of four deployments in Afghanistan where they went toe-to-toe with the Taliban.
Major Tom Kelly says his men should be proud of their time in the conflict:
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