26 September, let us pause for a minute to remember these young men from our Generation who answered the Sunset call.
26 Sep 1978: 76567023BG Private Jacob Daniel Otto van As from 1 Maintenance Unit was killed in a military vehicle accident at Grootfontein. He was 18.
26 Sep 1981: 70159124KV Captain Noel John Malcolm from 104 Volunteer Air Squadron was killed when his Piper PA-28, Registration ZS-KFN crashed while carrying out an officially authorised SAAF tasking. He was 60.
26 Sep 1982: 80594104CK Private William Henry Ludick from the Army Catering Corps was killed in a Military Vehicle Accident at Kuruman. He was 20.
26 Sep 1985: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus 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 39.
26 Sep 1987: 84399393BT Rifleman Rudolf Johannes Badenhorst from Regiment de la Rey was killed in a military vehicle accident while carrying out an unauthorised trip at night near Mooiplaas in the Kruger National Park. He was doing a compulsory military camp at the time of his death. He was 20.
26 Sep 1988: 86628708BG Gunner Ignatius Wilhelmus Ferreira from 4 Artillery Regiment was killed 9 km from Kathu on the Kuruman road when he was hit by a civilian vehicle while assisting to dig out a field gun that was stuck in the sand. The vehicle failed to stop at the accident scene. He was 21.
Their names and sacrifice have not been forgotten.