One for all and all for

[Coenraad]

This is what i wish for all ex soliders or Veterans that the old and new goverments we need to get all ex services men to stand up and tell the goverment we were not terrorist and fought for goverment legally in power

[Mandume]

Hoor Hooor!!!

Baie welkom.

[Coenraad]

Hi Mandume thanks i just hope i can get more hoor hoor and then if we can all put our heads together and help our 32 Battalion at Pomfret and i am making this my mission to some help these fighters who have been let down but also to get our governent of to day to aknowledg that the soliders who served on the border from 1966 till the end of the border wars did it for South Africa and goverment at the time and they should give us the respect
Thanks
Coenraad:SAflag::stormer::Saru_WPLogo60x60_20

[Barry Roper]

I can say one thing. They are still issueing outstanding medals from the defence force for those days.

[beskuit]

I can say one thing. They are still issueing outstanding medals from the defence force for those days.

You are very generous Barry, thanks.

My first tour of duty were 13 months bush duty, included Angola as a operator for 43 BTY Medium Artillery 140 mm Howitzers, beter known as the Bull Dog of Ovambo. Then after my first 13 months operational duty, I spent annually 9 months on the border for 5 years. It was my duty for what I was trained for and paid for. It was my home and life ... the operational area, had in between "steek-breek" b*llas bak en ontspan tyd in die basis.

We were thousands that only saw Pro Patria's on the breast of those who never smell the operational area, but it never hurts me. My award and and qualification badges does not make me a beter soldier, would a medal do the job?

I'm known for who and what I am, even the enemy get p*ss off when I mention contact dates. Sorry if this sound offendend, we are not the first soldiers in the world to whom this has happened and we will not be the last. This is part of soldier boy.

The good days I'll always cherished after being for 24 days trapped by Cubans and who ever, with no food, is something I never want to experience again or wish any young boy. 24 good days on the run, but we brough home the SAM 9. How do you like that.

Good I did not know what they were actually chasing us for. The damage ... I've seen, we were not builders, sorry.

The German call it das Schicksal, the Arabs, Pakistani, Afghan, Iranian and Indian call it mukhader, the Turks call it Kismet and I still do not know if it is fate, luck, fortune, fame, doom or destiny. I'll take fate for know.

Thanks Barry, make it another "not issued object" if I would qualify for that one.

Kind regards

Johan van Wyk