. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁death s ▁Category : B uck nell ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ill inois ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁Union ▁Pan thers ▁football ▁coach es ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁Union ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Upper ▁Mar l bor o , ▁Maryland <0x0A> </s> ▁Operation ▁Ex cess ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁operation ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁Rh odes ian ▁Security ▁Forces , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁inc urs ion ▁of ▁Z IP RA ▁terror ists ▁in ▁M ash onal and ▁West ▁province . ▁ ▁The ▁Operation ▁The ▁cad res ▁were ▁detected ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁when ▁a ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁( INT AF ) ▁employee ▁discovered ▁un famil iar ▁boot print s ▁in ▁the ▁bush ▁near ▁Mak uti . ▁J oint ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁( J OC ) ▁was ▁moved ▁south - east ▁to ▁Kar oi ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July , ▁and ▁ 2 ▁Comm ando ▁was ▁deployed ▁there . ▁ 3 ▁Comm ando ▁was ▁sent ▁with ▁T act ical ▁H Q ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁Ang wa ▁River ▁Bridge , ▁to ▁the ▁north - east , ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Moz amb ique . ▁▁ ▁This ▁squad ▁was ▁organ ised ▁in ▁five ▁sections , ▁three ▁of ▁eight ▁men ▁each ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁seven ▁men ▁each . ▁He ading ▁for