15 March, let us pause to remember these young men from our Generation who answered the Sunset call.
15 March 1965: P50925 Corporal Ockert Jacobus Jordaan from the Army Service Corps was killed in a private motor vehicle accident near Fountains in Pretoria when his vehicle left the road and collided with a pole. He was 21.
15 March 1972: 685178861N Rifleman Werner Albrecht from the Technical Service Corps attached to 1 Field Ambulance was killed instantly when a steam pressure cooker exploded at Elandsfontein. He was 19.
15 Mar 1982: 80834982 Rifleman Johannes Jasva from Northern Transvaal Command was killed in a military vehicle accident in Pretoria. He was 18.
15 Mar 1986: Special Constable Ernesto Hishidivali from the South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (Koevoet) was Killed In Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. He was 28.
15 Mar 1987: 78329802PE Rifleman Marius Jacobus Hanekom from Infantry School was killed in a private motor vehicle accident approximately 3 km from Prince Albert. He was 25.
15 Mar 1989: 05565460PE Warrant Officer Class 1 Andre Keyter PMD from the Personnel Service Corps who was stationed at Defence Headquarters, was found gassed in his private motor vehicle at Umhlanga Rocks. No foul play was suspected. He was 41.
Their names and sacrifices will not be forgotten.