Yesterday was Veteran’s Day in the Netherlands. Marco and I went and checked out the local parade after hearing dozens of helicopters flying over on their way to Maliveld (where they had a lot of activities going on – we ended up not going there).
‘Veteranen, ingezet in dienst van de vrede’ – veterans deployed in the service of peace
People standing on benches trying to get a better view (it’s normally a well populated bus stop)
Life in the Hague 
Most entertaining were the soldiers in white holding skis.
WHY would the Netherlands have a ski-unit? And where do they practice? 🙂
They are the Corps Mariniers and have to be prepared for any combat situation. They usually train their winter combat skills in Norway.
Thanks for the info. I’ll look them up in a bit. 🙂