Colonel Frans Fourie speaks to us about his time in South African Special Forces. He passed Selection in 1978 and by 1995 was the commander of 1 Reconnaissance Regiment and before that, acting 2IC of 4 Recce. During his career, he went on many operations, mostly with the seaborne specialists, 4 Recce. Some were spectacular, like Ops Kerslig where he won the Honoris Crux and many more. His list of decorations besides the Honoris Crux (HC) is the Southern Cross Medal (SM), Military Merit Medal (MMM), Honourably Mentioned in Dispatches, Pro-Patria Medal, Southern Africa Medal, General Service Medal, Unitas Medal, Good Service Medals (Bronze 10 years and Silver 20 years) and Commendation Certificates from Officers Commanding Special Forces, 4 Special Forces and Chief of the Army. In this episode he speaks of his childhood and first year in the army under the fatherly eye of another famous Legacy guest, then Company Sergeant Major Sakkie Marais, having done his basics at 1 Parachute Battalion before being sent to the School of Infantry. From there, he volunteered for 32Bn Recce Wing (next episode). If you have questions for the Colonel, please leave them below. Subscribe and activate the bell to be informed of new episodes (of which there will be many). Links: Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUFHOvnTj84

RSM Paul Cloete was die jongste RSM in die SAW se geskiedenis op ouderdom 21 jaar. Hy het sy diensplig in 3 SAI gedoen, is na Heidelberg Gymnasium en toe die Staatspresident's Wag met menigte bos toere as Burger Mag lid by 2 Regiment Noord Transvaal (later Regiment Tswane). Hierdie is sy verhaal. As jy vrae het, plaas dit hieronder. Klik op die klokkie om van nuwe episodes ingelig te word. SKAKELS Alternative Channel https://odysee.com/@LegacyConversations:8 Book Links for Print on Demand inside South Africa: https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2969/mean-streets-life-in-the-apartheid-police-book-1-college-days https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2970/mean-streets-life-in-the-apartheid-police-book-2-the-mean-streets https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2971/oath-of-evil-the-war-on-protestantism https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2944/code-name-butterfly https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2943/code-name-wrangler https://burbleonline.co.za/p/2942/code-name-angelique Sponsor - www.georgemjames.com Website - www.legacy-conversations.org Legacy on Telegram - https://t.me/legacyconversations To Advertise on Legacy https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCaM8ytISNxOG9QESp_AXq4Kf73hFtWN/view?usp=sharing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n2oHlCz3OI