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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF REMEMBRANCE AND REMEMBRANCE DAY
A personal expression by Veteran John Del Monte It has become a cliché. Like International Woman’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas. They...


Memories from 8SAI - 8th Instalment
SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 OVAMBOLAND Roadside vegetation in Northern Namibia (image :...


Memories from 8SAI - 7th Instalment
SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 OVAMBOLAND BEGINS I think it is important to say that the SANDF was NOT a...


Memories from 8SAI - 6th Instalment
RUNDU SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 "Back at base [Rundu, on ops deployment] and after a few weeks, we...


Memories from 8SAI - 5th Instalment
SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 BEERS AND HIDE AND SEEK ON THE BORDER Our first border stint was in...


Memories from 8SAI - 4th Instalment
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...


Memories from 8SAI - 3rd Instalment
SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 The Red Dunes, Lohatla and nearly taking out Israeli High Command The Red...


Memories from 8SAI - 2nd Instalment
RIEMVASMAAK SAMVOZA Veteran Mark Holder recounted his experiences from 1979 Then Now '"Second Phase" started and we needed to...


Memories from 8SAI - 1st Instalment
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's stories
Veteran Mark Holder (SAMVOZA) reminisces about his experiences at 8SAI during his National Service days. Mark has been sharing his...


Presentation by Lt/Col. (Ret.) Stanley F Botten MMM
30 minute Presentation by SAMVOTA veteran, Lt/Col. (Ret.) Stanley F Botten MMM who was one of the founding members of the Hunter Training...


The Cuito Cuanavale Controversy - Two sides of a coin.
Two sides of a coin
by Roland de Vries 2015


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