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Date: Tue 19/1/10 7:15AM From: Mark Goller Email: markantgol@gmail.com Message: 73597932 1975-1976. 1SAI Bravo coy. Bloemfontein intake. August to Walvis Bay. 2 SAI. Joined Charlie coy. Did first border stint at Rucanna airstrip. Was in the first battle across the border into Angola, Pera de Eca. Russaia gave us 24 hours to get out. Gen. Magnus Malan obliged. Later flown to Grootfontein and voluteered to go to Angola . SA to pay us R5 and America to pay us R10 a day danger pay. I was 18 at the time. We were given foreign green uniforms. Was flown to CELA airport with about 10 guys and a vechle. Waited for the rest of the company. We were now in the Foxbat fighting group.We had a few contacts with the cubans before the Battle at Bridge 14. On the day the Battle started 3 of us escorted the gunners to there OP POST, on retur |
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Date: Sun 17/1/10 11:42AM From: Gert Rademan Email: gert7@telkomsa.net Message: 6SAI 79-81. 15 maande in die bos. Okatope, Elundu, Etale, Ondangwa Lughawe. Soek my ou pelle |
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Date: Wed 13/1/10 11:37PM From: Dewald de Lange Email: kyle66lang@yahoo.com Message: Hoezit manne!! TDK 1985-1986 Waterkloof PTA en 18 maande in Grooties. Worked the quatermaster office with then Captain Piek, Sgt Ross and Sgt Burger. Waar is Kpl van der Walt en Pti Lombard in basics (Bravo)? Wil graag van daai intake hoor. We did a helluva job guys!! vasbyt!! |
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Date: Tue 12/1/10 6:57PM From: Jean van der Walt Email: jeanvanderwalt@gmail.com Message: '93 - 44 Battery 4 Artillerie Regiment Potchefstroom daarna Sierra Battery 61 Mech Lohatlha. Harde maar beste tye. Mis die gevoel van enigheid onder mekaar, daardie broederskap, amper soos familie... |
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Date: Mon 11/1/10 6:29PM From: Chris Vorster Email: cv@orangemail.co.bw Message: Good that you keeping this part of sa history alive.. it shouldn't be pushed away under the carpet... it had major effect on our lives that most young people today have no idea about... I was a ops medic 80/81 did see lots of dead people in oshakati when I was only 18... it sure screwed me up a bit and I relate to the article on bossies... I too wonder about the 50000 and the poor guys for whom it was too much... was life changing and forced upon the youth of those times.... for what?? |
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Date: Wed 6/1/10 12:38PM From: Bradley Timm Email: btimm@mweb.co.za Message: 1982 - Basics and second phase at 22 Field Engineering Squadron, Bethlehem. End 1982 and 1983 - Border Duty based in Oshakati then Etali. Swept roads to the "kaplyn"! These memories are like I was there yesterday. My twin boet (Mark) was with the CMO's. The good times will always overshadow the bad ... |
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Date: Tue 5/1/10 6:47PM From: Kraftt Koos Email: koos.kraftt@mtnloaded.co.za Message: 72259906BG Kraftt (Koos, Johan, Hendry & Fritz) 4 broers in SAW 1977 - 1986 Grensdiens en kampe tot 1994 |
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Date: Mon 4/1/10 2:21PM From: Travis Smith Email: travissmithlee@yahoo.com Message: 83' 84' Engineers Bethlehem 21 Squad then to Bossies. Still remember those days, Simon Hare, your pics brought back good memories of us. Was in Bravo. |
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Date: Wed 30/12/09 1:28PM From: Chris Burger Email: cburger@flexifleet.co.za Message: 86643640BG Feb 89 intake 8SAI Upington. Posted to TDK Voortrekkerhoogte. Nickname ZET. Delta Squadron Troep 12 |
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Date: Tue 29/12/09 2:32PM From: Shaun Lynch Email: shalynn4@bigpond.com Message: Tiffie 1983 - 1984. Proud to have been a part of it all. Great website and much respect to all who served unselfishly! |
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Date: Mon 28/12/09 2:17PM From: Zurica Email: zukirsten@anglogoldashanti.com Message: My Father (Kallie/Carl Venter) served in the Bush war, 32 Battalion the buffalo soldiers. Thankfully he always came home safely. To all who served, to those who have lost their friends and family in the war... Thank you for your sacrifices! |
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Date: Sat 26/12/09 6:38AM From: Gedrite Email: soleknight_gedrite@yahoo.com Message: I just stumbled in this website by writing SADF on google |
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Date: Fri 18/12/09 4:24AM From: Deon Mostert Email: noedtretsom@gmail.com Message: 77302701BG 6SAI Bn Grahamstad 1980 -1982 - Grensdiens en Operasie Protea gedoen |
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Date: Thu 17/12/09 8:59PM From: Fanie Steenkamp Email: fanies3@netscape.net Message: Groot was my verbasing toe ek 'n foto van Kevin Morrow hier sien. Ons was saam 1984 op 'n kamp by Eenhana met DLI en RPN. Ek het terug gekom..... Kevin het nie. |
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Date: Thu 17/12/09 8:21PM From: Mulder Email: 0733634511@mtnloaded.co.za Message: Ja ek was nou wel nie op die grens nie, maar het baie respekt vir daai ouens. 2 van my broers was ook daar en het terug gekom, een het nou wel amper sy voet verloor. die belangrikste is dat al twee veilig terug was. My hart gaan uit na die famielies wat pa's, broers, oom's, oupa's en huiweliks maat verloor het en soos dit lyk was dit alles verniet. |
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Date: Thu 17/12/09 9:08AM From: Alan Weston Email: alanweston9@gmail.com Message: It is about time people remember what happened. I was 18yrs old when I was called up to do my military service at Bloem then was posted to Walvis then to the border. We served our country with distinction. I have no remorse about it, had some good and bad times like so many others, fantastic web site keep up the good work! |
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Date: Tue 15/12/09 5:20AM From: Etienne Dalton Email: etienne.dalton@webmail.co.za Message: Hi almal! In 88 lekker gat geskop met Hooper en Packer in Angola. Weet nie vir wat nie maar dit was lekker om vir SAW en seuns se artillery RPU te werk vir die kort rukkie. Viva al die ex reserwe magte Viva |
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Date: Thu 10/12/09 10:46AM From: Laurinda Snyman Email: laurindas@cosmopo.co.za Message: Ek wil net dankie se aan almal wat hulle insette hier gesit het. My pa het ook op die grens geveg en gelukkig vir my dit oorleef. Hy mag dalk nie in die wereld se oë n held wees nie, maar hy is myne. My oupa was n kruis gevangene in die WWii en hy het aan kanker sy lewe verloor. Ek voel die soldate wat die oorlog oorleef het moet vir n slag ook erkening kry... want hulle het ook hulle lewe geoffer... en baie het jare van hulle lewe verloor. Aan almal wat op die grens geveg het Dankie.... en die van julle wat dit oorleef het.... Julle is my Hero's! |
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Date: Mon 7/12/09 7:58AM From: Paul Ronge Email: pr41@mweb.co.za Message: Ek het basies in Walvisbaai gedoen Januarie - Maart 1977, is na Berede Sentrum tot September 1977 Peleton 7, Grens toe en afgedeelde diens in SWA Spesialiste eenheid. Saam met infanterie in Okonkolo, Ombulanto, Ogongo, Meinheni tot Desember 1978. Ek glo mens sal wonderlike stories hier kan lees. Fotos het ek ongelukkig nie a.g.v. rigiede sekeriteit deur die S.A.W. destyds toe daar nog dissipline was. |
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Date: Wed 2/12/09 3:13PM From: Bernard Visagie Email: bernardvisagie@gmail.com Message: Ek wil net graag dankie se aan almal wat vir ons jonger generasie geveg het op die grens. Julle sal nie vergeet word nie! |
