22 years old, in the prime of his life: friends of Belgian soldier who died in an accident in Lithuania react. “Danfo was a golden guy”

Danfo Van Der Velden (22), a young Belgian artilleryman, lost his life in Lithuania on Saturday. What started as a mortar exercise ended in a tragedy that deeply affects his platoon, his family and his friends. While Defense searches for answers, only one echo resonates among his friends: “He was a golden guy who followed his dreams.”

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