My storie oor Mongua soos ervaar deur Lucas van Vuuren (Fires) op 29 Julie 1980. (G Coy 1980, 1 Valskerm Bataljon, OPERASIE SMOKESHELL, 1980).
Geskryf deur Nico Beneke My naam is Lucas van Vuuren. Of “Fires’, soos al my medemakkers van G-Kompanie 1979/80 my geken het. Ek glo dat my makkers van G-Komp van die beste soldate en paratroopers is en was. Ek skryf hierdie herinnering 39 jaar later soos wat ek dit kan onthou. Dit is ook vir […]
How Army Riggers Pack 75,000 Parachutes A Year At Airborne School | Boot Camp – YouTube
Every year, about 15,000 students perform five jumps from a live aircraft before graduating from the United States Army’s Airborne School, each depending on a parachute to get them safely to the ground. Every T-11 parachute is individually packed and inspected by a team of riggers, who collectively prepare about 75,000 chutes each year. Insider […]
International Terrorism in the New Millenium – a talk by Johan Raath (ex-Recce SA Special forces).
Build-up to 9/11, the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq; the rise of ISIS, their spread into Africa and the aftermath of these events. Come and enjoy an evening with us. DATE: 15 October 2021 TIME: 18h00 for 18h30 VENUE: Rooiplaas, Sputnik Avenue, Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein. COST: The entrance is free of charge. Cash bar will be […]
Russel Geldenhuys – “Harde val toe 2 valskerms faal” (Die Volksblad, 1979)
MACH LOOP HERCULES FORMATION
Four United States Air Force MC130s from RAF Mildenhall Flew into Wales for some low level tactical formation flying. Posted by Dafydd Phillips – https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SEhcyvQic2s
1 Parachute Battalion Inter-Unit Boxing Team 1979
IN MEMORIAM 12 August 1978 – Alpha Comp 1977/78 by Col Graham du Toit
Three members from 1 Parachute Battalion were killed in action or died of their wounds on 12 August 1978 after running into an enemy ambush in Southern Angola while in hot pursuit of a SWAPO/PLAN insurgent group of approximately 70 men strong. The patrol was moving at pace when they approached a dip in the […]
HONOURING OUR VETERANS by Eeben Barlow
Death stalks us all…and its arrival can be sudden and unexpected, or it can take its time as it wears us down. As soldiers, we never know what plans death has in store for us. And so we simply carry on. Could that be why it is said that old soldiers never die, they simply […]
9 August 1982 OPERATION MEEBOS
Details of the Puma chopper shot down with the 12 Bats and the 3 SAAF: an account of the day written by Gen Roland de Vries: A Tragic 9 August 1982 — We Loose Fifteen Splendid Soldiers in One Swell Swoop 9 August 1982. A crisp winter’s morning in southern Angola with nothing much really […]
Background to “The Last Post”
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34768398 Cover image: Memorial Stained Glass window, Class of 1934, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston Ontario, Canada
