Surfing the 'net I found out about 'Freedom Park.' Apparently it's a monument honoring those that fell during 'the struggle' to 'free South Africa.'
I also read about the debate surrounding the names included on the wall honoring 'those that fell.'
Amongst the 68 000 names, not one name of a former SADF member - one of the finest armies ever to walk the Earth - is included. Mmmmm....whatever happened to reconciliation? Especially for conscripted soldiers?
The wall does, however, include the names of Cuban soldiers that were killed.
This quote from Mongane Wally Serote - CEO of The Freedom Park Foundation highlights the evil hypocrisy behind this (italics mine):
" The CUBANS helped fight for FREEDOM in Africa, they played a role in ending apartheid and they should be honored for that."
2007-02-13
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