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Die SA Weermagvereniging (SAWV) is gestig op 14 Februarie 2009 in belang van alle oud-lede wat diens gelewer het tydens die bestaan van die Unie Verdedigings Mag in 1946 tot aan die einde van die bestaan van die SA Weermag in 1994 asook lede van die SANW na 1994 . Dit sluit in alle lede wat gedien het as dienspligtiges, in die Kommandos, in die Reserwe Mag en in die Staande Mag. Lede in uniform so

wel as burgerlikes wat gedien het in die SA Leer, SA Lugmag, SA Vloot en SA Geneeskundige Dienste, sowel as lede van die SWAGM (Suid Wes Afrikaanse Gebiedsmag) kwalifiseer om aan te sluit as vol lede van die SAWV

* Lede van die SA Polisie en SA Gevangenis Diens is ook geregtig om as Ondersteunende lede van die SAWV aan te sluit.

* Persone wat nie in Uniform gedien het nie word ook uitgenooi om as Ondersteunende lede van die SAWV aan te sluit. Die SAWV onderneem, soos uiteengesit in ons Grondwet, om onder andere:

~ in belang van al ons lede op te tree en om die belange van ons lede binne en buite die Vereniging te bevorder.

~ sigbare en tasbare erkenning te verleen.

~ die kameraderie tussen al ons lede te hernu en te bevorder.

~ die geestelike en materiele belange van ons lede te beskerm.

~ doeltreffende skakeling en kommunikasie op alle vlakke tussen alle lede te skep. Die Vereniging word bestuur deur ons Nasionale Uitvoerende Raad (NUR) wat jaarliks by die Algehele Jaarvergadering
( AJV) verkies word. Sluit aan by die SAWV, word deel van 'n SAWV Eenheid in jou dorp en werk aan verskeie gemeenskapsprojekte om van jou omgewing 'n beter plek te maak.

“Veterane Skep Die Toekoms”

Who are we? The South African Defence Force Association (SADFA) was founded on 14 February 2009 to act in the interest of all old members who rendered a service during the existence of the Union Defence Force (UDF) in 1964 and the of the existence of the SA Defence Force (SADF) in 1994 and the SANDF after 1994. This includes members who served as National Servicemen, in the Commandos, in the Reserve Force and the Permanent Force. Members in uniform as well as civilians who served in the SA Army, SA Air Force, SA Navy and the SA Health Service and also members of the former SWATF ( South West Africa Territorial Force) qualify to join as Full Members

* Members that served in the SA Police and SA Prison Service before are also eligible to join as Supportive members of SADFA.

* Members that did not serve in Uniform are also invited to join
SADFA as Supportive Members. As set out in our Constitution, SADFA undertakes among st other things:

~ to act in the interest of all our members and to promote the interests of our members within and outside of the Association.

~ to bestow tangible and visible acknowledgement.

~ to renew and promote the comradeship among st our members.

~ to defend the spiritual and material interests of our members.

~ to create effective communication on all levels between members. The Association is managed by our National Executive Council (NEC) which is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Join the SADFA, be part of a SADFA Unit in your area and work on different projects to make your community a better place.

“Veterans Creating the Future"

Website: www.sawv.co.za

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAWV.SADFA

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Email: [email protected]

Office Tel: 060 603 2930

Fax No: 086 763 3077

FOR THEM THE LAST POST HAS SOUNDEDOn this day, 16 August we remember with honor and pride members from our Generation wh...
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FOR THEM THE LAST POST HAS SOUNDED

On this day, 16 August we remember with honor and pride members from our Generation who paid the ultimate sacrifice. May they rest in eternal peace.

16 Aug 1979: 76201920BG Rifleman Erasmus Albertus Venter from 4 SAI was killed during Operation Safraan after a fellow soldier picked up an unexploded SAAF Impala DEFA 30 mm High Explosive cannon projectile and between the two of them, attempted to take the shell apart with a Swiss Army knife. During this process, the cannon projectile exploded, killing him instantly. He was 20.

16 Aug 1980: 77473015BG Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacobus van der Walt from 16 Maintenance Unit was killed at Luhebu in South West Africa when the military vehicle he was driving, overturned. He was 18.

16 Aug 1981: Rifleman B Jacob from 101 Battalion SWATF was critically wounded on 14 August 1981 during a contact with PLAN insurgents in the Koakoveld. He succumbed to his wounds in hospital on 16 August 1981. He was 22.

16 Aug 1982: 79281168BG Rifleman William Edwin van Heerden from 201 Battalion SWATF was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near the Cut-Line. He was 19.

16 Aug 1986: 83066340BW Lance Corporal Andre Hercoll Erasmus from the Cape Regiment was Killed in Action after suffering shrapnel wounds during a SWAPO/PLAN stand-off attack on Ruacana. He was 20.

16 Aug 1986: 83102160KV Candidate Officer Christopher Hugh Snyman from 101 Air Commando Squadron was killed when his private aircraft flew into High Tension wires and crashed near Hoedspruit. He was 37.

16 Aug 1988: 78458197PE Staff Sergeant Gideon van Rooyen from 2 Special Service Battalion was killed instantly when his Armoured Car overturned at the Rooisloot Training Area, crushing him in the turret hatch. He was 26.

16 Aug 1991: 90589953BG Rifleman Mark William Hein from 8 SAI was accidentally shot dead while on duty in Tokoza Township by a fellow soldier who was playing around with his loaded rifle. He was 18.

† Their names and sacrifices have not been forgotten †

All posts Credit Lt Col (rt) Graham du Toit

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SA NAVAL HERITAGE: DAY BY DAY

16 August:

1914 The tug Ludwig Wiener becomes the armed patrol vessel HMS Afrikander. Built on the Clyde in Scotland nine months earlier, she was commandeered eight days after commencement of the war, painted battleship grey, armed and commissioned as an armed patrol vessel. She originally operated from Cape Town Harbour, but soon moved to Simon's Town to protect that harbour from possible attacks. She was disarmed and returned to the South African Railways and Harbours (SAR&H) on 19 March 1915.

1944 The British MV Empire Lancer (Capt Maxime Jollivet) - 7,037 tons - is sunk by U862 east of Mozambique. She was sailing independently when she was torpedoed and sunk by U862 in the Mozambique Channel. The Captain, 36 crew members and five gunners were lost as the ship sank. 34 crew members and three gunners landed 60 miles south of Lumbo, Mozambique, ten days later. She was carrying a cargo of 2,000 tons of copper and 1,000 tons of military stores

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Môre.Morning.
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Môre.
Morning.

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Vandag se Drukpers.
God se woedens wraak oor ons sondes, is al in die ou tyd, uitgebeeld as 'n vloeistof in 'n drinkbeker wat geledig moet word.
Jeremia 25:15: "Die oordeelsbeker. So het die Here die God van Israel vir my gesê: Vat hierdie beker uit my hand. Dit is gevul met die wyn van my toorn. Jy moet al die nasies na wie toe Ek jou stuur, daaruit laat drink."

Ek aanvaar en bely dat ek al gesondig het, en nog steeds vir God faal.
Miga 7:9: "Ek sal aanvaar dat die Here my straf in sy toorn, want ek het teen Hom gesondig. Wanneer Hy my saak verhoor en oor my uitspraak lewer, sal Hy weer lig bring in my lewe, sal ek ondervind dat Hy die oorwinning gee."

Gelukkig vir ons het Jesus Christus die lydensbeker namens ons geledig.
Lukas 22:41b-44: "Daar het Hy gekniel en gebid: “Vader, as U wil, neem tog hierdie lydensbeker van My af weg. Laat nogtans nie my wil nie maar u wil geskied!” 'n Engel uit die hemel het aan Hom verskyn en Hom versterk. Hy het in doodsangs geraak en het nog ernstiger gebid. Sy sweet het soos bloeddruppels geword wat op die grond val."

⛪️
Jesus, hoe bedank ek U?
Ek kan maar net in U glo, en bely.
Amen.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0LGODVIpk
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0LGODVIpk

The Department of Military veterans has released the Military Veterans Pension Regulations for public inputs. This is in accordance with section 24 of the Mi...

15/08/2025

Die Nasionale Uitvoerende Raad van die SA Weemagvereniging en lede, het met hartseer verneem van die afsterwe van Jake's Jacobs
(TDK) 14 Augustus 2025.

Aan die Familie Mag goeie herinneringe julle dra in hierdie moeilike tyd en op die pad vorentoe.

𝕺𝖓𝖘 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖊𝖙 𝖏𝖔𝖚 𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖓𝖘 𝖘𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖗 𝖏𝖔𝖚.

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🔒 They spoke a language no enemy could crack — only freedom could understand.

Today we honor the legacy of the Navajo Code Talkers — WWII heroes whose unbreakable code saved countless lives and helped turn the tide of war.

Die Nasionale Uitvoerende Raad van die SA Weemagvereniging en lede, het met hartseer verneem van die afsterwe van Stanle...
15/08/2025

Die Nasionale Uitvoerende Raad van die SA Weemagvereniging en lede, het met hartseer verneem van die afsterwe van Stanley Kruger (Valskerm) 15 Augustus 2025.

Aan die Familie Mag goeie herinneringe julle dra in hierdie moeilike tyd en op die pad vorentoe.

𝕺𝖓𝖘 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖊𝖙 𝖏𝖔𝖚 𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖓𝖘 𝖘𝖆𝖑𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖗 𝖏𝖔𝖚.

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