6th July 2012- finally we have a victory! The men who died in action and were buried in Angola, are to be returned home. Three bodies have been found and the authorities are following promising leads to reclaim Neil Lombard's remains. Unfortunately Rowley is no longer with us on this plane, to rejoice on mission accomplished. I believe he is giving us a salute from the afterlife. David and I have agreed to keep the site as is for historical reasons and as a tribute to Rowley Medlin, who never gave up.

 The history: South African Authorities  emphatically denied that South African troops were in any way involved in Angolan territory while threatening the conscripted men with jail who were sent up there.  Some were not to return.

1975 The families were informed, " Your son is missing presumed dead." No further action or information has been forthcoming since then. 
1977 Captain Taljaard's father went on a long hard task of convincing the army to give him the information to have his son's status changed to "killed in action."
1980 Eric's parents applied to have their son declared dead at the Supreme Court. Keith’s status of death was changed then as well.  His parents devastated after the loss of two sons and a daughter never applied to the courts.

Captain Taljaard’s father, on his deathbed, gave his brother, Christo , the instruction “Keep looking for him and bring his body back and have him buried in South African soil."

Thirty one years after their death, Christo asked Rowley Medlin for help and nine months later the burial site was found, with no government assistance, despite a South African government force situated kilometres away from the graves. Papatroop's lost  Neil Lombard burial site is also located.

 Are you asking if the race or political affiliation  of these people were different the response from government would have been too?

If this situation upsets you, please help by contacting the Minister of Defence, at :