[Guymullins]

I attended the annual military water jump put on for all Vets who obtained their jump wings at 1 Para Bn in Bloemfontein. A day was set aside for re-training on Thursday, and over 300 Vets jumped from a c130 into a dam a few hours drive from the Battalion. We are suffering a drought at present and the nearby dams were too empty. The maximum age for Vets to jump is now 65 and many chaps did their last jump on Friday. It was a hell of a get-together and the camaraderie between the old Paratroopers and Special Forces with the new chaps running the show now was a pleasure to see. Even people who were previously enemies are united by the airborne ethos and get along just fine.