On Saturday, June 29, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister, Mr. Mark Rutte, arrived in Den Haag to celebrate Nederlandse Veteranendag (Dutch Veterans Day).

According to RVD, Veteranendag was:

“…established by the government and is organized by the Comité Nederlandse Veteranendag with the support of the Ministerie van Defensie (Ministry of Defense). It is a tribute to the more than 130,000 Dutch veterans from World War II to the mission in Afghanistan who have worked in the service of peace.”

Please click here to watch a video news report from NOS.

Photo courtesy of HKH/RVD