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Ek het ook gekry hulle het tot my magsnommer gahaad
:wth: :shock:
Dit klink glad nie reg nie! Waar kry hulle daai info! :o: :think: :problem:
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Ek weet nie oom, maar op die oogaf lyk die site nie verkeerd nie, bedoelende dat die regte vlag is daar met die weermag embleem en all. Wat hulle skryf klink ook nie verkeerd nie so ek weet nie ek sal maar die lot dophou. :? :?
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1967 ( ja ek leef nog en ek tik die self ) 1 Seinregiment skietkunsinstrukteur verskeie kampe en oa 3 maande in en naby Eenhana Owamboland ( nee rerig ons was nooit oor die grens in Angola in nie).
Was goeie tye maar as mens dink aan ouens wat vroeer,saam en later hulle lewens verloor het in die oorlog en op die einde is die land maar weggegee ?
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'84 Seineenheid Heidelberg Tvl. '85 Oshakati,Ondangwa, Ongiva
Onthou julle wat ook in heidelberg was vir AO Blom met sy dragster "Flower power"?
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Predator wrote:Hi Hilux, hows it going in Namibia, I go to various places and spent a lot of time in Okahanja, many many jackals in namibia amoungst other things! I spent a long time in Tsmb when in the army - I was one of those who wasted two years of my life walking all over in the border wars, what I remember of your town is that nearby was a water hole with myths of if bullets got fired they could not reach the other side ( but we have since grown up) :thumbup:
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Predator wrote:now we are all forgotten and no longer needed or worried about but we gave up a lot of our life time on this subject.
I know the feeling chom been there done that. :silent:
Fort Doppies had a lion for a mascot, was it there when you were there :?:
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Could Mark or someone move this last posts between me and Predator to the topic "where were you in the army", sorry I hijacked the thread but it is one topic that allot of us relate to "The Army" :friends: :crazy:
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Yes we all had our share. (Some were forced, others had no choice but to pick along)

Was in 78-79 katima (terrorist bombarded the town) still have a pice of memory at Home.
83-89 Tsumeb. My dad was in the Departement van geweld en verwaring)
He was at omatija obout 20Km norh of osevelo.

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On there. This author and photographer was quite involved in the bush war. If I find anyting I will let you know.
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Ek's ook 'n Gunner!! :cooldude:

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8 SAI Upington (Basies en 81 mm Mortars) en n miloen keer op ide grens!
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yotaman wrote:8 SAI Upington (Basies en 81 mm Mortars) en n miloen keer op ide grens!
Watter jaar :?:
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Gary, dit is so waar, in my huis weet die personeel wie pas waar in die organisasie, soos dit was toe ek nog kind was. Ek het die weermag redelik maklik gevind agv my pa wat baie regied was, my pa het ook net wit en swart gesien, daar was nie plek vir grys nie. In die SAW was dit maar baie die selfde want as dit nie was nie was jy dood want discipline het gemaak dat drills oorvat as die popo die fan strike, soos jy weet.
Selfs hier waar ons in n compound bly weet die kinders wie is ek maar as daar n pyn kom weet hulle ook wie om te gaan soek vir hulp. Ek stem met jou saam dat die jeug van vandag net baat sal vind met 2 jaar weg van mammie en die maatjies. n Kind wil presies weet wat is reg en wat is verkeerd, dit is al bewys ook.
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Lees die manne se stories en kommentaar, veral oor die bos-oorlog se dae, met gemengde gevoelens en 'n tikkie nostalgie!
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Then you must have been dropped at Mpacha - spiral dive - mmmmm..... 1st time my tummy tried to play up. I don't say it affected me badly - it made me grow up....

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Predator wrote:Yes spiral dive with droplets of water falling from the roof onto us! remember that! Pretoria WKloof to M'Patch 3hr -15min :roll:
That's when it feels as if you are falling through your own @$$. We 1st did 50 browning training at Mpacha, before moved to Katima - had 3 mortar sections giving mortar to support to Wenela, Kwando, Mpalela Island (???) and Katima HQ for 3 months. Also a river OP just next to the old ferrie. I still wanna go back to Katima and see what it looks like now.

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As I recall there were two bunker type river OP's right close to Katima Mulilo with 50 Brownings mounted on pedestals. The guys slept in the bunkers. I wonder if the old 'fort' at Kwando is still there ... :think:
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A section from a mortar platoon - there were 3 sections and the HQ section at Katima - I was never that fortunate to go and pay wages to the guys on the island, as it was reserved for the luitie, as they always went out with the chopper - I had to travel by Buffel every second week to Kwando - amper 2 dae te perd. The Buffel couldn't do 3rd, as it was to low powered for the deep sand, there-fore could only travel in mid-range revs in 2nd. With the hand throttle half-way, the driver would every now and then just pop up and sit on top to get some air. I think that was even worse than sitting at the back of the buffel and being burnt to biltong. Those were the things are am not keen on doing again.

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Watter jaar ?

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yotaman wrote:74/75
Ek was net in die skool daai tyd, dink amper ek het net begin, was lank terug :twisted: :twisted:
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Daai lekker tyd wat jy nooit weer wil oor he nie :D:

Het nogal die wereld gesien op Staats onkoste -

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Nee, ek is darem nie so oud nie - was daar in 1980 - het my pel bevs in by Infanterie Skool gedoen in 1979. Ons was nog van die gelukkiges wat ons tein-ops in Oshivelo kon doen. Hoor hulle later dit sommer daar op Oudtshoorn gedoen.

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1977 1 SAI Bloemfontein-4 months border duty in `77 and then plenty of border camps.
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Vis wrote:1977 1 SAI Bloemfontein-4 months border duty in `77 and then plenty of border camps.
Jy sal huil as jy sien hoe lyk 1 SAI nou, ek het in 2006 gaan SA's skiet in Bloem en het toe gaan kyk wie is nog oor wat saam met my by MLV was maar eish :angry2: :angry2:
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Wie weet van die klomp kanon donkies wat tussen Katima en Mpacha gebasseer was? Ek dink hulle het die plek Gholf basis genoem of so iets? Lug-afweer met klank opsporings aparate?

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HennieJ2 wrote:Wie weet van die klomp kanon donkies wat tussen Katima en Mpacha gebasseer was? Ek dink hulle het die plek Gholf basis genoem of so iets? Lug-afweer met klank opsporings aparate?

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yup, was there just after they hit it.

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Yip, was based in Ondangwa, was it a white chevy van / F250 s/c?
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Yeh remember the pool...! And the pub.....thats where we played pool and darts till who knows when.... 25c for a coke and 25c for a brannas....Camel and Marlboro were 50c a packet if you had lots of moola and B&H 42c or something like that.
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Yip, and we used to play frizzbee on the soccer field with some Durban guys, like dry-vings kinda game... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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have you guys seen this video?
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Die goed laat my hoendervleis kry van kop tot tone en dit laat n ou lekker kry omdat jy ook daar was. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Spartan wrote:George
Die goed laat my hoendervleis kry van kop tot tone en dit laat n ou lekker kry omdat jy ook daar was. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Ek het in die kommandements menasie gebly reg lang panserskool en het opleiding gegee by MLV net op die ookantse bult van panser af, 93 toe het ek al bedank uit die weermag, sjo langtyd terug.
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July81 Heidelberg opgelei as seiner na basies Voortrekkerhoogte toe so n rukkie in n sein kantoor gewerk baie vervelig seker hoekom ek vandag nog kantoor werk verpes.
Is na 3 maande 44 Valskerm Brigade toe as n volenteer Kol Besbeir bevelvoerder . Het daar vir so n rukkie n nuwe seinkantoor begin en toe die eerste ounes inkom van 1 Valskerm bataljon is ke saam met hulle grens toe en dis waar die beste tyd in my lewe begin het. Was 4 maande op die grens en daarna nog 2 jaar kampe wat een groot jol was .Soos hulle gese het join the army en sien SA wel dis waar.

Goeie tye ek het daar disipline geleer iets wat ek wens ek kon my twee seuns gegee het .
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frik wrote:Goeie tye ek het daar disipline geleer iets wat ek wens ek kon my twee seuns gegee het .
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Someone posted this today...I am in the middle
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Nou waar was dit? Watse eenheid en watse jaar?
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1986 5 SAI, toe Infanterie skool 81mm Mortier opleiding gedoen peleton sersant kursus. Verplaas 8SAI toe, Was in 86 by 61 meg in buite basis, 87 na opleiding van rowe uit geplaas Oshakati toe.
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Watter comp was jy, ek was Bravo coy plan 1
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Sagdos '93

ons was met die gevegte betrokke in Soweto etc. Net tracers wat vlieg in die nag. Was nogal awesome om te beleef en n ervaring duisend.

Dis definitief iets wat ons jeug vandag mee kan doen, bietjie reg geruk word en respek terug kry in die jeug. Daar sal ook minder tyd wees vir K>@>K aanjaag en standbeelde te vekrag etc.
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'88/'89, Bloem, Tempe, Pantserskool.
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H ello manne
Was in 81 Pantser 32Veld Pretoria en Angola.Gebiedsgebonde eenheisdgebonde engeheim verklaar. het in 1985 reserwelys gegaan af en toe met take weg gewees.In 1984 in Kwandabele "necklisse" opgepas dit gehaat was gewoond aan die bos en tiffies ry waar hulle wil wees. Was n A-voertuig herwinnings spesialis. Uit op rang van kapt was belowe deur Direkteur tegniese dienste staf-kursus vir majoor maar ons weermag het gevou voor die tyd
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Middel 91 ingeklaar op Bloem, onmiddelik ns Infanterieskool op Oudtshoorn. Daar vir 6 maande en toe uitgepos na die Kruger Wildtuin Eenheid. Daar ook uitgeklaar

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1978 - Saldanha basies. Daarna Gunnery skool Simonstad. Beman toe die eerste mynjagter SAS Port Elizabeth tot einde 1979. (mine sweeper sonder kabels - sonar, onderwater TV ens). Was 18 maande op see met kuspatrollies...
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Ek het '89 ingeklaar, my basies in Pretoria gedoen en is toe Heidelberg (TVL) toe vir die res van die tyd as Tiffie...

Die was maar n risiko om 'n loodgieter los te laat op karre en trokke toe sit hulle my in die service bay :o:
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JamesC wrote:Someone posted this today...I am in the middle
was the guy on the right working on the Landrover again?? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :surrender: :surrender:
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Ja that looks like it!
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Basics in 7SAI Phalagat, then Echo Coy at Infantry School. Visited 61 Mech during border stint beginning 86.
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'83 SAS Saldanha, JL's SAS Simonsberg, SAS Saldanha, SAS Chapman
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Ek was n Tiffie, 1982 tot 1987

Hierdie video is op ons paradegrond op Po esplaas in Voortrekkerhoogte gemaak.

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Het 93 basies by 8 Sai gedoen toe gunner by 61 meg lohatla en van daar onruste beveg in Soweto en omliggende gebiede
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4SAI Middelburg vanaf Januarie 1978 tot Desember 1979. Verskeie gernsdienste gedoen. Al het ek soms afgetjop, het ek dit baie geniet.
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74 Kimberley 11 Commando. 75/76 Ops Savanah. Later Ondangwa, Ruacana and Etengwa. Will nie weer nie. These days I go there in my own car, not in a Flossie.
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Mid '87 ingeklaar by 7 SAI, toe Oudtshoorn toe vir JL's (Hotel komp). Terug na 7SAI na JL's en uitgeklaar in mid'89
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