08 Mar 1977: 72430408BC Corporal Abraham Liebergh Pelser from 7 - TopicsExpress



          

08 Mar 1977: 72430408BC Corporal Abraham Liebergh Pelser from 7 SAI in a single act of heroism, saved the lives of his fellow soldiers on the afternoon of 08 March 1977. Some of the troops used to straighten the pins on the hand grenades, making them easier to extract and then hook the grenades into their webbing via the grenade handle. Unfortunately, when Abraham took off his webbing after returning to Nkurukuru Base from a patrol, his thumb caught on the grenade pin and pulled it out. The armed M26 grenade fell onto the floor in the middle of the tent and without hesitation, he dived onto the grenade and absorbed the full force of the explosion, killing him instantly but saving the lives of all the others in the tent. He was 21. (Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 09:07:59 +0000

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