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
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 […]
ROELF STRYDOM tribute by Rooiplaas USA paratrooper, Edward Jeffery
Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe killed
South African Paratrooper Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe killed during an ambush in Mozambique, December 2021 https://youtu.be/XPV_qO-Wct0 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 The Defence Web The Defence Web – Newsletter News 24
A tribute by Eugene Eloff to Ettienne Bell (D-Coy 78/79) and the rest of our fallen brothers
In Memoriam: Cornelis van der Nest
12 August 1978
IN MEMORIAM 12 August 1978 – Alpha Comp 1977/78 by Col Graham du Toit
Three members from 1 Parachute Battalion were killed in action or died of their wounds on 12 August 1978 after running into an enemy ambush in Southern Angola while in hot pursuit of a SWAPO/PLAN insurgent group of approximately 70 men strong. The patrol was moving at pace when they approached a dip in the […]
