Daily Archives: August 13, 2012

The Meaning of the Annual “Herdenkingsdag “Commemoration on August 15

The end of WWII came to the Netherlands on 5 May 1945.  This was not the case for their former colony, the Netherlands East Indies.  While most of Europe was celebrating the end of German occupation, the war in Asia raged on until the atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and…

Annual memorial ceremonies presented by the ‘Comité 15 augustus 1945’ – LA 2012.

This years’ annual memorial ceremonies presented by the ‘Comité 15 augustus 1945’ was held on Saturday August 11, 2012 at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. The President Mr. Auke Mensink welcomed  the attendees gathered to commemorate those Dutch service men and women and citizens that lost their lives during WWII in the Dutch East Indies. Also…