July 23, 2014
By Fred Pals
By Fred Pals
The Netherlands, (click here) having its first national day of mourning in more than half a century, today will receive some of the bodies and remains of those perished on flight MH17 on July 17.
King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte will gather with relatives of the 193 Dutch victims at Eindhoven airport where two military planes are expected at about 4 p.m., the government said in a statement. A minute of silence will be observed after the landing while flags on public buildings around the country will fly at half staff for the day.
The bodies will be transported to a military base in Hilversum for identification, a process that may take months, Rutte said at a press conference yesterday. The Dutch are leading the investigation into what happened to the flight, which departed from Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur....
Forty people, forty identical herse to carry them in dignity. No doubt the families will be asked to donate DNA for final identification of the dead. Hopefully, the families have some degree of relief in knowing their loved ones are home and will have a final resting place.
Forty people, forty identical herse to carry them in dignity. No doubt the families will be asked to donate DNA for final identification of the dead. Hopefully, the families have some degree of relief in knowing their loved ones are home and will have a final resting place.
