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Hart van Nederland, 25 april 2025                  Logo Talpa                                                                                                                                                                                                               

In the run-up to 80 years of freedom and with tensions rising around the world, it is more important than ever for veterans to talk about their experiences,

Published on: October 13, 2024                                                         Logo NRC
© Author: Kees Versteegh, Photos: Annabel Oosteweeghel.

The NRC newspaper spoke to five veterans who served in Lebanon in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Lebanon veteran Bert Kleine Schaars and his wife Jeannet, with whom he runs the Veterans for Lebanon foundation.

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The Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon evokes many emotions among Lebanon veterans.

Schalkhaar, 4 October 2024                            logo stentor
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He served there as a soldier in 1980 and is still closely involved in the country.

Schalkhaar  October 2, 2024     logo oost

Text: © RTV Oost / Teun van der Velden

Almost every day he is in contact with the inhabitants of Lebanon,