Fighting Men of Rhodesia EP304 | C/SGT Tony Kruger MFC | Support Commando, 1 RLI
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Tony was an exceptional CQ during my time in Sp Cdo and I will always remember him as being a 'no nonsense' but very fair man. I had/have the utmost respect for him and I'm really pleased to see and hear him again. Respect my China.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Tony is a deep RLI dude talking straight from the heart as it was. Love it!!
One of the best interviews ! Awesome sense of humor
Great to hear a Rhodesian voice as always- Thank you.
Thanks Tony great stories & very interesting 👍 Please come back 🤞 Nice to see John glad you are ok ❤️🇬🇧
The start of the video - marching - took me back to being a kid in Bulawayo we lived at the Selbourne hotel across the road from the City Hall and the RLI had a parade in the City Hall grounds - great sense of pride
What a great interview, smoking teabags on the top of a gomo......brilliant!
Listening to Tony, makes you realize how fast we grew and adapted through the 70s.
Looking forward to the next installment, and happy independence day to you both for yesterday.
Glad you enjoyed it, we're lucky to have Tony's stories to share.
Thanks Tony, John & FMOR crew for this beaut interview, looking forward to part 2, 3. The tea bag alternate tobacco brought back memories of army time in Wankie
great interview guys just love to hear the history of these brave men that served their country so well.
Great. Bring on the next two. So good to learn about those early days
Excellent 👌👌👌👌🙏
Thanks John, that was a great one..
Dankie Tony....great memories
This was a wonderful interview extremely detailed and every bit interesting. I would love to hear anything this gentleman can recall. Thank you both so much for sharing this history with us.
Tony has a lot more to share, hopefully in the next few videos.
Thank you Gentlemen for tge great video.
Appreciated 👍👍👍
Very interesting about the mortars accident. Shu ! I did motars 60 and 81 in South Africa army back in the 1979 to 1981. We never had that problem in our unit!
Subsequently, all mortar bombs were xrayed for cracks before being used. Colour Newton later instructed at Regimental Wing at S.Inf.
From my perspective, when I was in the British Army in 73, and the US army and the Aussies were busy in Vietnam, it's interesting to hear the priorities of a Rhodesian at the time. I shortly went over to Northern Ireland, where it was very much a different war - but war it was, mostly against people whose opposition was to our very societal values.
Now, of course, we're struggling to actually assert our values, while a fifth column of ideologues and religious fanatics attempt to subvert and overturn them and impose an alien societal base.
The Greek and Roman philosophers really did understand this, but we've never fully understood it or learned from it; we've interpreted, debated and rationalised.
2000 years of wasted time, really.
Great analysis
Great stuff Tony, cheers. Anything about centenary I'm always V interested in. C Phol took over altena farm. I can remember him and Dawn having a party there during the war at NIGHT. Many people came, my old man had an mag sticking out of rear canopy of ford rancheo whilst my old lady drove
Thanks, Tony and John. Not sure if I heard correctly. Was the medic during the mortar explosion Sammy Mol (27min45sec)?
Hi John great stories told 👍 when at Grand Reef FAF 8 us Bluejobs operated with RLI as Fire Force troops. with different commandos in rotation. One of these on their daily runs back into the camp would be singing derogatory words about us to the tune of I wish l was a Bluejob up in the sky, Could you please find these words and humour us with them.
I’ll see what I can find, I’m sure it’ll be a good laugh!
(Chorus)
Sometimes I wish I was a Blue Job, up in the sky.
I wouldn't have to walk if I could fly.
But, I'll be a Brown Job until I die.
With ten years to go in the RLI
The Sergeant that signed me up,
had a face like the back of a truck.
A tattoo on each knee,
and legs like a Mugla tree.
And the Medic that did my test,
he left me standing in my vest,
and then when I didn't see,
He stamped me with a TAP.
(Chorus)
Down at the Quartermasters store
I said I'd take size four,
They gave me size 3 for sports,
It was a pair of open neck shorts.
I was in the cookhouse queue,
Waiting for my beans and stew.
The cook just winks at me,
And slips the blue stone in my tea.
(Chorus)
standing on parade, never get a bit of shade,
out in the blazing sun,
with the temperature A-hundred and one.
And you know there's nothing worse,
then doing the assault course,
when the sweat is running free,
and it smells like Chiboolie.
(Chorus)
We had a contact the other day
But the ter's all ran away
we were firing the M.A.G.
from the hip like Audie Murphy
so if i go up in a puff of smoke
its better then being a slope,
or a fuzz from the BSAP.
I'd very much rather be me.
(Chorus)
Hi Desmond l appreciate your reply but what you gave were the words of John Edmonds song. I am seeking for the words promulgated by the RLI troopies using some derogatory words about the Airforce. Remembering the comical slang that they had invented.
Matt Lamb, the Canadian?
We will discuss Matt Lamb in an upcoming video.
Do any of ex rli remember alan or malcolm beach?
Keep 'em North....
Cutting there hair.sorry brain fart on my comment.