ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am deeply indebted to the following departments and individuals who all assisted me in one way or another:

• The Department of Defence, particularly the Chief Directorate Corporate Communications (CDCC) and Directorate Languages
• SALUT (now called the SA SOLDIER), the official periodical of the South African National Defence Force
• 1 Military Printing Regiment
• CDCC layout section
• Col Puso T’Ladi
• Mrs Catherine Voster, Mrs Lerinda Steyn, Mrs Jackie Fourie
• Mr Fred Clark, Mr Ted Sutton-Pryce
• Brig Gen Johan Beyers
• Dr Annemarie Potgieter
• World of Poetry
• The International Society of Poets, (USA)
• Any and all persons and departments that I accidently may have failed to mention.