PICS: SANDF honours soldiers who died during UN peacekeeping operations
Defence force members pay their respects to members who died in the line of duty. Photo by Brenda Masilela, African News Agency .A family member places a rose in tribute to a fallen soldier. Photo by Brenda Masilela, African News Agency .BLOEMFONTEIN - The South African National Defence Force on Wednesday honoured soldiers who had died during worldwide United Nations peacekeeping operations since 2003.
A choir softly sang hymns while family members bowed their heads and cried as the names of the dead soldiers were read aloud. SANDF members were on hand, offering comfort to the bereaved. SANDF military commander, General Solly Shoke, and other dignitaries, laid wreaths of remembrance at the centre's memorial wall.
"When one soldier dies, we are all affected; it's not an easy thing knowing that they died fighting for peace. But either way, our duty is to protect the lives of children, men and women, and this means putting our lives on the line, that is why these men have to be remembered for generations to come," said Shoke.
According to the United Nations, South Africa was the 11th largest contributor to peacekeeping troops in Africa and the 17th largest in the world, with 1231 troops deployed between the DRC, Sudan and South Sudan.
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