ROOIPLAAS REUNION 30 July 2022 – Save the date!
Our next reunion is scheduled for 30 JULY 2022 in BRONKHORSTSPRUIT. All paratrooper veterans and their families are welcome. THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED! Join fellow paratroopers in the excitement of reminiscing about the old days, experiencing incredible camaraderie, rekindling friendships, swapping war stories, standing on parade shoulder to shoulder with fellow veterans […]
Volksblad, 22 Maart 2022
Book launch of renowned war artist, Peter Badcock
RHODESIAN LIGHT INFANTRY WESTERN CAPE is proud to announce a very special book launch! The renowned warartist Peter Badcock will launching his new book, A War Artists Diary, of outstanding drawings and words. It has a selection of sketches done on the SADF. A War Artist’s Diary chronicles war in Southern Africa with 100 exceptional drawings […]
ROOIPLAAS REUNION 18 – 19 MARCH 2022
The air was buzzing with tangible excitement, expectations were high, the grins broad, the hugs strong, and the greetings exuberant as some veterans had not seen each other in many many years! On Thursday evening the first ‘campers’ arrived at the farm pitching their tent with braaivleis fires illuminating the darkness. On Friday morning some […]
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROOIPLAAS PORT ELIZABETH CANOPY, 29 January 2022
: What do a fort, a ‘skouerskuur’, a shell hole, and a canopy have in common? ROOIPLAAS successfully established its newest Canopy on Saturday, 29 January 2022. Veterans from the Parachute Battalion, 61 Meg, Dogs-of-War, 32 Battalion, and local various MOTH clubs joined and supported us at the Maritime Club in Port Elizabeth. Most of […]
Characteristics and Values of Rooiplaas
Characteristics and Values of Rooiplaas
Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe killed
South African Paratrooper Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe killed during an ambush in Mozambique, December 2021 ROOIPLAAS extends our sincerest condolences to Corporal Radebe’s family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace. EX ALTO VINCIMUS SA soldier killed while fighting insurgents in Mozambique https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/sa-soldier-killed-while-fighting-insurgents-in-mozambique-20211221
Rooiplaas Kerswense / Christmas wishes
Ons wens aan alle Valskerm Broers, Families en Vriende, is ‘n Geseende Kersfees en Voorspoed vir die Nuwe Jaar. Wishing all our Paratrooper Brothers, Families and Friends a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Airborne always!Nico & Naomi December 2021
South African Paratrooper insignia
1982 Commendation for members of the South African Engineer Corps involved in mine warfare, by Lt Genl Geldenhuys
