Veteran's Stories

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...

Story of the successful recovery of Gunner Gideon Obbes deep in Angola (Operation Savannah)

Story of the successful recovery of Gunner Gideon Obbes deep in Angola (Operation Savannah) 40 KM past Novo Redondo on the 24th November...

108521 - Lieutenant Edward Theodore Strever

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

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...