31 May, let us pause for a minute to remember the following young men from our Generation who answered the Sunset call.
31 May 1966: 21502 Brigadier Jan Harmse Burger SM OBE from 16 Combat Group collapsed and died after suffering a fatal heart attack while attending a Parade at Voortrekkerhoogte. He was 49.
31 May 1978: 75288555BG Lance Corporal Yvan Mark L’Hoest from 1 SAI Died of Wounds in 1 Military Hospital after suffering multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental Hand Grenade Explosion while stationed in Northern Owamboland. He was 20.
31 May 1982: 76900364SP Corporal Mario Jose from 32 Battalion was Killed in Action during a contact with enemy forces in Southern Angola. He was 26
31 May 1984: 71391601BT Rifleman Kevin James Morrow from Regiment Port Natal was stationed at Ondangwa, Owamboland. He, together with a few other soldiers were tasked to act as a protection element for a Technical Service Corps crew who were sent out to recover a broken down Buffel vehicle. The Buffel vehicle was located and hitched to the recovery vehicle whereupon Kevin took up a position on the back of the recovery vehicle. While on the return journey to Ondangwa, the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn with Kevin still sitting on the back. He was killed instantly. He was 29.
31 May 1985: 81514846PE Sergeant Arthur Anthony Stephen Nulty from 1 SWA Reconnaissance Regiment SWATF was killed in a private motor vehicle accident at Okahanja. He was 35.
Their Names and sacrifice have not been forgotten.