Bun Booyens’ book Troep! records the experiences of more than a hundred ex-troops about their service. Bun Booyens’ book Troep! records the experiences of more than a hundred ex-troops about their service. The stories are about “varkpanne”, “tiekie boxes”, bully beef, hitch-hiking, week-end passes, dust, “Buffels”, landmines and shrapnel – and also memories of friends, sons, and brothers who did not make it back. Willie Burger talks to Bun about the long shadow cast by the Border War, and they also discuss Blood Brothers, Deon Lamprecht’s record of Operation Smokeshell.
