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SAS's Rorke's Drift: The Battle of Mirbat | July 1972

838K views · Jun 6, 2021 · Education

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@maverick4177 · 5 years ago
One of my best mates is the Nephew of Laba laba, his family are incredibly proud of what he did that day
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@yoloswaggins2161 · 5 years ago
Sgt. Labalaba, what a legend of a man.
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@bilbobigbollix7318 · 5 years ago
Many in the SAS were highly pissed off that Labalaba did not get a VC. Mentioned in Dispatches my arse.
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@felixtg3834 · 5 years ago
Labalaba deserved a VC for that.
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@dave1234aust · 5 years ago (edited)
We were in Fiji and at the airport when the statue was unveiled. I will never forget the sounds of the Police choir as they sang during and after the ceremony. A very moving day indeed.
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@briangoulden6687 · 5 years ago
Sgt Labalaba deserved far greater recognition than an MiD. Even at this distance of time, this serious omission should be rectified. May his soul Rest In Peace and his family and countrymen know that he was among the Bravest of the Brave - a Hero.
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@nelliejames · 5 years ago
labalaba should get a vc , incredible bravery
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@usitae9571 · 3 years ago
This story needs a movie
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@AlexJ-59 · 5 years ago
So glad to see this one. So many Fijians still serve in the British armed forces. A happy, friendly people, but a nation of warriors. Like the Gurkhas, they deserve better treatment from the British Government.
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@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624 · 5 years ago
There are numerous cases were the Victoria Cross has been awarded posthumously, this surely has to be a case in point.  Lest we forget 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
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@rogerkay8603 · 5 years ago
Not the first time Fiji proved its men are worth their weight in gold.
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@cdc194 · 5 years ago
Sekonaia Takavesi is a legend. I met Tak when he was head of security for a US oil company in Islamabad, Pakistan in the late 90s. He was in his 50s and totally smoked my high school friend and I up the Margalla hills. I find out that a couple years later he was a PMC in Iraq in 2003/4 and was in a situation where he killed 3 insurgents, including 1 with his bare hands, to prevent his dignitaries from being kidnapped. Dude was 60 and still dropping corpses.
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