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Date: Mon 24/1/11 9:23PM From: Stephen Shaw Email: steve.shaw@tavcom.com.au Message: 76595396BG - L/Cpl, 1979 to 1981, 3 border tours. A life forever altered! "Lest we forget"! |
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Date: Mon 24/1/11 1:25PM From: Willie Bezuidenhout Email: bezuidenws@gmail.com Message: 76279900BT Kaptein - Ek het my basies in Jan 1979 in 1 SAI gedoen. Daarna Junior leiers by Infanteriekool op Oudshoorn. Alpha Kompanie die jaar met die sneeu gedurende Vasbyt. Gedurende Konfensionele opleiding vrywillig as leierskops na die destydse 31 battaljon (Ovambo battaljon) Gedurende 1980 het ons 101 Battaljon geraak. Peleton leier met Korporaal Rahl en Riekert as peleton sersante. Nog 3 maande kampe gedoen en het `n paar kersfeeste op die grens deurgebring. My volle hoeveelheid dae klaargemaak sonder een "Lokasie kamp" ek was `n opgeleide soldaat, nie `n shebeen oppasser nie. Snaaks hoe hierdie goed `n manier het om teug te kom, al is dit jare later. Kan met trots se ek was een van 101 in die begin jare as voet soldaat! |
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Date: Sun 16/1/11 7:03PM From: Dave Mason - Neydens, France Email: ionasdad@gmail.com Message: 77611895BT - was PE for a while. SAAF. Lost my boetie, Mark Mason, 1 Parabat in SWA in 1982. Thanks for the site and the memories. As someone already said, we grew up too fast and died too young! Take Care! |
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Date: Fri 14/1/11 9:32PM From: Andreas j Liepe Email: andreasjliepe@hotmail.com Message: Anybody remembers a Portuguese man called TONY BANANA during '75-'82 who lived in Ondangwa during that time? He is my step-father. Thanks! |
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Date: Fri 14/1/11 4:55AM From: Paul Harvell Email: pharvell@yodel.com.au Message: 76585892BG - Officers training at Personnel services in Pretoria joined propaganda spent time in Transkei, then 7th Infantry Div and did camps and Thunder Chariot. The best days of my life! |
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Date: Thu 13/1/11 2:46PM From: Terry Ireland Email: terryi@iafrica.com Message: 1976 - 1977 Upington 8 SAI - Soweto Riots etc... Border duty for Xmas - Hard Times but... Great Times! |
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Date: Wed 12/1/11 4:07PM From: Charlie Email: charlielg@webmail.co.za Message: great times 10 Artillery Brigade - POTCH 89-90. Gone are the real SADF forever, sad but true! |
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Date: Tue 11/1/11 8:39PM From: Hoeky Email: paul.hoekstra@btinternet.com Message: Great bit of nostalgia finding this site. 72450430BN. '74 - '75 Basics at 4 SAI, I moved to Infantry School, Oudtshoorn, then Wenela in Caprivi. Back in '76 to Wenela with RAB. '78 Mpalela Island with RAB. Really great memories after 30+ years. |
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Date: Tue 11/1/11 1:37PM From: Neill Blignaut Email: neill@blignaut.co.za Message: Great site! Was it all in vain? |
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Date: Tue 11/1/11 5:00AM From: Michael (Holly) Hollander Email: m.jh@live.co.za Message: 6 SAI. July 82 to July 84. Foxtrot company. Great site. Thanks. |
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Date: Fri 24/12/10 11:51PM From: Zane Mallin Weiss Email: zanemallin91@hotmail.com Message: Moved over to united kingdom 10 years ago. 19 now but never prouder to be a South African! Was hoping that someone could tell me a bit more first hand information about the war. 2 of my relatives fought in this war no idea what units they were in at all. Please contact me with any info and thanks for the great site love to look at the picture and read the information given thanks again! |
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Date: Wed 22/12/10 11:34AM From: Brian Peterson Email: brian.25@hotmail.com Message: Looking for assault pioneers from 5 SAI 1978-1980. Please contact me!! |
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Date: Mon 20/12/10 1:20PM From: L. Austin Email: austinl@elec.durban.gov.za Message: 80456601BG - 83'-84' basics at 14th Field Reg. Potch. Artillery then 5 months in Sector 1/0 at Ruacana (Hurricane base) did follow up for Askari - got stuck for days in white mud. Back to kak Potch then three months at Sector 7/0 at Katima (Nova Base) - very rustig - was kak at the time but looking back we had a lot of good times. The lighties of today need to go!!! |
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Date: Thu 16/12/10 10:10PM From: Alan M Zeligson Email: bigvan82@gmail.com Message: 76566132BG I did basics in Potch 3 SAI. 1978-80. Echo coy basics, then off to Elandsfontein for chef training. Became a kosher chef (for just 2 weeks) Returned to unit. Chef for a year. Then off to the border. Ogongo. Best time of my army career. Finished in 1980 then transferred to Randburg Commando. |
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Date: Sun 14/11/10 7:12AM From: Trevor Snyman Email: broadbill50@hotmail.com Message: I am 66290925, did 12 months in the old SAAF Gym in Valhalla, including my border stints in Noord Transvaal (Pietersburg) guarding aircraft, and time in small groups protecting radar installations in the mountains. Great to find this site, will spend time today reading it. Today is Rememberance Day, and I have posted a salute to all ACF soldiers on my Facebook page. I salute you all!! |
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Date: Fri 5/11/10 1:34PM From: Tony Jordan Email: jordana@absamail.co.za Message: 82430174BG, did my basics in Grahamstown, 6 SAI 4 July 1984 and got probably the meanest toughest corporal in the entire SADF, Cpl Dwayne Eddie Brassel. I hated him then! But as we were deployed on the border sector 10, Eenhana, Elundu and Nkongo I realised he was the best instructor we had! He prepared us properly!!Thanks Cpl Brassel!! I was lucky to have you. Did duty in Sector 20 also, Rundu, Golf Fox, Yankee Fox and Fort Omahoni ( I cant remember the spelling). Thanks for the great site. Its nice to know that we are not entirely forgotten. Still have all my kit. If there are any Guys that were with me at the same time you are welcome to contact me. Echo Company, Grahamstown July 1984 - June 1986, Platoon 3 and then Delta Coy in phase 2. |
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Date: Thu 4/11/10 6:58PM From: Nick Horne Email: nick@clickphotography.co.za Message: 84524610BG - 1SSB July 86 July 88. Ruacana 87/88. The best of times, the worst of times. Panser bo!! Groete almal, was it really worth it all? |
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Date: Fri 29/10/10 9:17PM From: SSgt BH Terblanche Email: barendh@yahoo.com Message: I was from 1988 to 1991 with 61 Meg, still in the army with 5 SAI Bn. Now in Sudan until May 2011, lets not forget our fallen buddies! |
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Date: Fri 29/10/10 1:31PM From: Raymong Gunn Email: gunnr@ukzn.ac.za Message: 76564076 BG Infantry. 5 ops in Angola. Walked SWA flat. Lets not forget our fallen buddies. We grew up too quick. May god bless you all! |
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Date: Sun 10/10/10 9:15AM From: Brian James Email: bjames@bwt.co.za Message: This site is truly amazing. I find it so informative. I recommend ex SA soldiers to log onto www.61mech.org.za and you will also see the good stuff thats being done on that site as well. |
