Special Report Transcript Episode 28, Section 4, Time 17:51

‘We were issued enemy uniforms, rifles, ammunition, weapon gear and transport. We were to tie yellow scarves on our shoulders to go enemy or not. Major Du Toit was operation commanding officer and Captain Ben Venter field commanding officer over Operation Modular. Infiltration, deep into enemy territory, disguised, we attack. We attack where we can by total surprise. Walk right up to them, shouting, don’t shoot we’re on patrol, we are one of us, in Portuguese and shoot the shit out of everything. // We attacked Luambo and Benguela railway line, big fuck up. Training camp turns out to be Taifun rest camp. Shot the shit out of us. 230 dead. 800 wounded. Three lost - presumed dead. Rough, but almost correct estimate of our losses. As Quatro Puma helicopters flew almost 14 hours non-stop to get us out, to go on again to Cuito Cuanavale. Do you know what it is like to fight 4000 kilometres from home? The worst shit and you wonder why they go nuts. I have run, I have died. I have crawled. I have shot myself literally and truly. In all this time we went on I wanted out. No, they say.’

Notes: Grandmother reads from diary (anon); SADF attack, location unknown

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