▁ ▁The ▁SA AF ▁Memorial ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁mem orial ▁dedicated ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force . ▁A ▁smaller ▁one ▁was ▁located ▁outside ▁Water k lo of ▁Air ▁Station ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁mem orial s ▁The ▁mem orial ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁expanded ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁with ▁additional ▁mem orial s ▁added . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁wall ▁listing ▁past ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁SA AF ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Ro elf ▁Be uk es ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁Garden ▁of ▁Rem emb rance , ▁which ▁contains ▁as hes ▁of ▁former ▁SA AF ▁members , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Any ▁" bone - f ides ▁member " ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁or ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁Association ▁can ▁qual ify ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁as hes ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁n iche ▁in ▁the ▁garden ; ▁the ▁as hes ▁of ▁the ▁member ' s ▁sp ouses ▁or ▁partners ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁stored ▁in ▁an ▁adjacent ▁n iche . ▁ ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁Un known ▁Air man ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁General ▁Si phi we ▁Ny anda ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁Rem emb rance ▁and ▁mem orial ▁wall ▁had ▁originally ▁been ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Air ▁Force ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ,