Photos The Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979

[BravoZulu]

Had a lot of m-16 in Rhodesian military?

The photo is of David McGrady, he was not a Rhodesian soldier. He was a mercenary. His mercenary career began in Rhodesia as a bodyguard for the Rhodesian Ministry of Health. Three months later he was bored by the lack of action and so he headed to Matabeleland where he found more interesting work protecting ranchers and bounty hunting. He proved good enough at the latter to have a price put on his own head by the terrorist and so he moved on again. He then signed a contract with the Somoza government in Nicaragua just before it fell and when he returned to Africa, his hopes of a successful bounty hunting in the southwest went for a burton when drought ensured that the ranchers would have no need of his protection. So he went back to the United States and after hanging round for a while at last he got his chance of a ‘real’ war. Fighting for the Christian Lebanese Forces of Free Lebanon for the princely monthly wage of 480 Lebanese Livres, less than 100 pounds sterling a month, or as he put it, just enough to cover the cost of cigarettes and beer until the next pay-day. Not quite the big bucks he must have hoped for.he was an American who was a bounty hunter in Rhodesia and South Lebanon. He did not have any prior military experience but built up a good reputation and had a wealth of experience after his time in Rhodesia.

 

[colin traveller]

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[Newtonk]

And,

Nothing says SF like no shirt, tactical shorts, and a smoke in the bush... tacticool before it was invented

 

[BravoZulu]

And,
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Nothing says SF like no shirt, tactical shorts, and a smoke in the bush... tacticool before it was invented

Not SF mate, this is the normal "uniform" for deployed troops in the bush. They are (RLI) Rhodesian Light Infantry during the Bush War 1974