Soldiers and family laid flower wreaths at the 102,000 Stone Monument in Camp Westerbork on Friday afternoon in honor of former soldier Willem Kel. He voluntarily boarded the train to Auschwitz to stay with his beloved.
Lieutenant Colonel Bas Kuipers, commander of 45 Armored Infantry Battalion Regiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland, presented the award to two of Willem’s second cousins: Richard and Henk Spraakman. Photo: Gerrit Boer