A personal expression by Veteran John Del Monte It has become a cliché. Like International Woman’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas. They all had original deep meaning, but overtime lost this to a need for celebration on dedicated days. Perhaps, Remembrance Day is less commercialized than the other events, although one can now buy Remembrance trinkets on Temu. Over time Remembrance as a value has shifted in its importance in our community. Who has the time in our ever-accelera

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 OVAMBOLAND Roadside vegetation in Northern Namibia (image : https://ondermynende.wordpress.com/tag/ovamboland/) One of our outside bases close to the Angolan border was attacked, if I remember correctly it was Oshikoekoe they were hit by"Stalin Organs" mortars etc. We were woken up and told to load all the extra ammunition onto the trailer and get it there as soon as possible. We loaded up, hooked the trailer an

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 OVAMBOLAND BEGINS I think it is important to say that the SADF/SANDF was NOT a Jol, we had some fun or made our own fun, but anyone that went through Basics and Second Phase in any of the SADF forces can really be proud of what they did. Some camps were worse than others but none were fun. Hout Bay, Cape Town What is important is what the SADF/SANDF made us, I know certainly from my experience I came out much

RUNDU SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 "Back at base [Rundu, on ops deployment] and after a few weeks, we...

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 BEERS AND HIDE AND SEEK ON THE BORDER Our first border stint was in...

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 RUGBY We were given the choice to go to rugby practice or do PT with the...

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 The Red Dunes, Lohatla and nearly taking out Israeli High Command The Red...

RIEMVASMAAK SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 Then Now '"Second Phase" started and we needed to...

SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 PUTSONDERWATER "I was called up to 8 SAI in Upington in the Winter of...

Veteran Mark Holder (SAMVOZA) reminisces about his experiences at 8SAI during his National Service days. Mark has been sharing his...

Lt/Col. (Ret.) Stanley F Botten MMM shares his insights and experiences about the Hunter Training Group, offering a unique perspective on military training and leadership. This presentation highlights valuable lessons learned and honors the dedication of those committed to excellence in service.

Story of the successful recovery of Gunner Gideon Obbes deep in Angola (Operation Savannah) 40 KM past Novo Redondo on the 24th November 1975 by Eland Crew Commander L/Cpl Giles Parker ELAND CREW Responsible for the recovery of Gideon Obbes. Battle Force Zulu - First Eland - L/Cpl Giles Parker (arms crossed) and Gunner Johan Uys - Second Eland - Chris Botha ( hand on chin) Deep in Angola on the way to Nova Redondo Ops Savannah: Brothers in Arms – the real story In December 20

Remembering The Kipper Fleet, RAF Coastal Command in World War Two July 2, 2014 · 108521 - Lieutenant Edward Theodore Strever (South African

Two sides of a coin by Roland de Vries 2015

He was the first South African SADF soldier to have lost both arms resulting from a military contact. Bdr. Mattushek – 71282099- My story...