24 May, let us pause to remember these young men from our Generation who answered the Sunset call.
24 May 1955: Lieutenant Paul Johannes Maree from 2 Squadron was killed when his Harvard 7691 crashed 20 miles North East of Cullinan when the aircraft failed to recover from a spin. He was 23.
24 May 1975: 69258119BB Seaman Ignatius Birk from Naval Base Simonstown was killed in a private motor vehicle accident in Cape Town. He was 21.
24 May 1979: 74229311BG Private Albertus Mundy from 16 Maintenance Unit was killed in a military vehicle accident at Grootfontein. He was 21.
24 May 1980: 74154538SC Corporal Herman Klukouski from 41 Battalion (Later 911 Battalion SWATF) was Killed in Action in Northern Owamboland during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents. He was 20.
24 May 1988: 85631315BG Rifleman Dirk Jacobus Botma from 101 Battalion SWATF mysteriously died in his sleep at his parent’s home in Pretoria while on a leave pass. The exact cause of his death was never determined. He was 21.
24 May 1991: 86109584KB Corporal Revis Omie Khoza from the Kruger Park Commando was accidentally killed after being attacked and trampled to death by an enraged buffalo while on bicycle patrol in the Kruger National Park. He was 35.
24 May 1991: 87488730BG Corporal Michiel Casparus Fouché from Air Force Base Louis Trichardt was killed in a private motor vehicle accident. He was 19.
24 May 1998: 97061675PE Captain M.M.M. Rubuste from 6 SAI was killed in a private motor vehicle accident in Grahamstown. He was. 27.
24 May 1998: 95068029 Private S J Magoai from the SA Army died in Potchefstroom after being assaulted by persons unknown while off duty. He was 20.
24 May 1999: Two members from 21 Battalion were killed in a shooting incident during an argument at the Lenz Military Base. . The casualties were:
96681655PV Lance Corporal Lungile Penelope Shange was shot dead by Corporal Morupisi William Mosehli. She was 25.
90705559PE Corporal Morupisi William Mosehli shot and killed Lance Corporal Lungile Penelope Shange with a private pistol during an argument and then turned the gun on himself. He was 35.
Their names and sacrifices will not be forgotten