K9 Unit members recognised for long service
Officers awarded for serving their communities.
The provincial head of Rapid Response Services in Gauteng, Brigadier Samuel Killian, decorated 13 members of the Benoni K9 Unit with long service medals.
The ceremony was hosted by Lieutenant Colonel Estie Steyl, commander of Benoni K9, on the parade ground at her unit.
Steyl handed Killian the medals as he pinned a 30-year service medal on Warrant Officers M Bann, J Strydom, WJ Giesing, M Bauer, NT Leotlela and TR Mabena.
Captain PJP Modise was the recipient of a 20-year medal while Sergeants J Kiewiet, ME Seshoka, R Seekoei, KS Maja and Constable M Manuel was pinned with 10-year medals.
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Steyl also received a medal for 30 years of service. Killian congratulated the recipients and acknowledged the challenges these members faced every day on the streets.
He explained this was a special occasion, a well-earned and deserved highlight of their careers. Killian mentioned that giving your life to serve and what it entails is not always understood by communities.
With himself on the brink of retirement, he informed the members he would expect them to continue their exceptional service and thanked them for these duties.
He wished members well and stated this is one of his last moments in the SAPS that he would cherish forever. The parade concluded with Steyl thanking Killian and members for their participation.
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