Overview of 2022
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Tribute to RSM Kitching by Rooiplaas Paratroopers and Bobbin
Eulogy for RSM Gert Kitching (Kitcha/Bokkie) by Genl McGill Alexander
On behalf of Rooiplaas Paratroopers Community, we send our sincere condolences to the Kitching family and friends. He leaves a legacy. He was a true soldier, paratrooper and leader. Ex Alto Vincimus! THE LAST JUMP FOR KITCHA!Saturday 19 November 2022 Yesterday morning I heard news that shook me. My old Company Sergeant-Major (CSM) had died […]
Remembrance Day 2022
Various Rooiplaas members joined hearts in honouring Remembrance Day. We traveled to Vryheid and linked up with the Rooiplaas Northern Natal Canopy, under the able guidance of Lukas Marais. The memorial service held at St Peter’s Anglican Church drew a sizeable crowd in the pouring rain … the dark somber clouds reflecting the seriousness in […]
Bosoorlog … #Ons sal julle altyd onthou
REMEMBRANCE DAY: 11 November 2022 A call to action! #Lest We Forget.
REMEMBRANCE DAY, observed annually on 11 November, is a Memorial Day to honour the members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty during the First World War. This day is also observed to recall the end of First World War hostilities, which formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th […]
ROOIPLAAS USA PARATROOPERS SHOW THE WAY
Johan de Wet of Rooiplaas USA Canopy sent the following report. Five South African parabats (Derek Greef, Edward Jeffery, Tony Deering, James Buckley, and Johan de Wet), currently residing in the USA, attended a refresher and retraining jumping course during the week of 17 – 22 October 2022 at the Marion county airport in Dunnellon, […]
Sergeant Major Gert Kitching’s 500th jump, 19 July 1991
500th static line jump by WO1 GJ Kitching on 19 July 1991
Legendary Army Ranger, who fought in three wars, dies at 97
Legendary Army Ranger, who fought in three wars, dies at 97 (militarytimes.com) The soldier for whom the Army’s Best Ranger Competition is named passed away Sept. 11 at age 97. Retired Lt. Gen. David E. Grange, Jr. served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He enlisted in 1943 and commissioned in 1950 […]
Ex-Recce operator, Johan Raath, in conversation with KykNet on his new book, ‘A Breed Apart’ 8 September 2022
