Gert Strydom, 23 october 2013
“We have escaped! We are free! We are flying away,” Maria cheers and at that moment the radio crackles in the earphones and the control tower tries to make contact with the helicopter. For a moment Ryno considers switching off the radio-set but decides against it.
Moments later they hear (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 8 october 2013
When the group comes back to the place where they had camped, the rain has stopped. Some of the Unita-soldiers dig a small hole and after a while they light a small fire with wet wood.
They celebrate and a brandy bottle is given from on to the other, while they are shivering around the small fire. (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 4 october 2013
Early the next morning they walk the last few kilometres to Cuito Canavale, where they set up a position in a wooded aria near to the enemy air field.
Maria accompanies them when Ryno and one of the soldiers move nearer to enemy airport to do some scouting.
The three of them sneaks from bush (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 4 october 2013
Early the next morning they walk the last few kilometres to Cuito Canavale, where they set up a position in a wooded aria near to the enemy air field.
Maria accompanies them when Ryno and one of the soldiers move nearer to enemy airport to do some scouting.
The three of them sneaks from bush (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 26 september 2013
Early the next morning Ryno is testing the six Unita-soldiers that have been given as a team to him. Equipped with their firearms they jog a few kilometres into the field, where he put up some beer bottles as targets to test the shooting abilities of the men.
There AK-47 sub-machineguns are in (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 18 september 2013
A lot later they feel that they are being watched and when they look up, it is into the faces of Roberto and his officers. “Thank you for the good work that you are doing here,” Roberto remarks.
“Everything has got a price with you. I wonder how you are going to pay us, for this. Roberto, (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 13 september 2013
Ryno can hardly keep himself from assaulting Roberto Chipenda, where he sits in that man’s office. Two soldiers are however at both sides of the chair in which Ryno is sitting and their rifles are pointing to him.
It is clear that the building where they are had been a school at a time, as there (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 10 september 2013
Ryno takes the Heckler and Koch 417 attaches a new magazine to it and cocks the weapon, before he puts the safety catch on.
“Can’t we do anything to help the animals,” Maria wants to know and her eyes burns worried in his. To both of them the killing of the animals is pure madness
”I (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 28 august 2013
Although the old dilapidated lorry bumps along while chickens are cackling and goats are bleating on the back of it and the sun is scorching Ryno and Maria, Maria is happy that they do not have to walk like the previous day.
Her feet is not completely healed and the walking of the previous day, (... więcej)
Gert Strydom, 13 august 2013
“What do you want from me,” Petrofski wants to know from Ryno while he buttons his pants with shaking fingers. “Do not move, Petrofski,” Ryno remarks before he removes the makrof pistol from the holster on Petrofski’s belt.
There is shock on Petrofski’s face, when he notices that (... więcej)
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