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[email protected] BATTLECRY! SEPTEMBER 2020 80TH ANNIVERSARY- BATTLE OF BRITAIN ADOLPH GYSBERT ‘SAILOR’ MALAN RAF GC DSO & BAR, DFC & BAR, MID, MC, CROIX DE GUERRE (BELGE) Hello, to you all Welcome to Spring and Level 1! It was in March 2020 when the enormity and somewhat disbelief that we were told that we would have to endure a 5 level lockdown over a period of 6 months. Some were obedient and followed the strict regulations whilst others thumbed their noses at the ruling with “we all have to die sometime” attitude, flaunting the ban on the sale of tobacco, liquor, social distancing and the wearing of masks. It has been alleged that South Africans do not like being told what to do and perhaps the ancestors have had a large part in that, be they Indigenous, French, Dutch, British and Afrikaaner - we are at heart a rebellious nation of black, white, and/or mixed race. What we are as a nation, however, is passionate, fair- minded and a sports and braai-loving country. Well, let’s hope so! As we now celebrate the passing of Winter and celebrate the arrival of Spring and Lockdown Level 1, let us find it in our hearts to move forward. Stronger together, with acts of kindness because this Covid pandemic is far from over. Sunset Call There have been no calls to Higher Service this month and as always we remain grateful, counting our blessings with each new day. Sick Parade Please remember the following Moths and FOFR who are not as well as they could be and are perhaps struggling to return to good health.