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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Senior leadership from II Marine Expeditionary Force and the Royal Dutch Marines took part in a rededication ceremony to honor the Netherlands Marine Brigade and to commemorate the brotherhood between the Royal Dutch Marines and the United States Marines Corps at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 18, 2016.
For the past two weeks, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion hosted training for the Royal Dutch Marines, conducting various exercises including live-fire ranges, intercostal training with Fast Raiding Intercepting Special Forces Craft, and Military Operation in Urban Terrain.
The Dutch Marines also participated in demonstrations showcasing military working dogs, repelling and close quarter’s tactics courses. This training repeated over the years and has increased readiness for both militaries.
Memorializing a point in history of joint cooperation between forces, the plaque reads:
“On this ground during the Second World War the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps formed and trained a Netherlands Marine Brigade in close cooperation with their bothers in arms of the United States Marine Corps. From here the Netherlands Marine Brigade sailed to war in the Dutch East Indies where it fought in the most challenging conditions. During more than three years of deployment in Southeast Asia, the brigade lost over 170 Marines killed in action whilst in excess of 105 Marines died as a result of accidents and tropical diseases.”
The plaque itself was to be placed in the spot of the remnants of the Netherlands Marine Brigade that was found in rubble while training on Camp Davis.
After further investigation however, the site of the remains are now on the property slightly out of the bounds of Camp Davis. The plaque will instead be placed just inside the training area to be kept and maintained.
“I really do love Marines, not just United States Marines but Marines throughout the globe,” said Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller Jr., Commanding General of II Marine Expeditionary Force “The [Royal Dutch Marines] don’t forget those who came before as is has been proved with this plaque.”
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.23.2016 09:55 |
| Story ID: | 193247 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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