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Reinout · 1 June 2000, 10:52 PM

Hi Lee,

Yes I am from the Netherlands. There are several organisations that deal with the Dutch East Indies timeframe, the more famous ones being the Police Actions veterans association and the WWII association for veterans, casualties and POW's that heavily objected the recent visit of the Japanese emperor. In my hometown, there's a former marine who has been in the resistance and at D-Day but who has also served in the pacific (where he lost a few friends, notably in the Karel Doorman failure). When I last searched for his address I couldn't find it any more, but I'll do my best to find it again this weekend. I want to interview him on a few wartime matters as well as some current day affairs and I'll be sure to ask him about Sakai if I can track the man down. He's been consulted by many historians before so undoubtedly he will know his way around the various institutes. Whether KLM has any association I do not know, but the story is interesting enough. I'll keep you updated as new info arises (or doesn't).

Thanks for the tip and kind regards,

Reinout

1 June 2000, 10:52 PM	#5
Reinout Forum Ace Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: Gennep Posts: 853	Hi Lee, Yes I am from the Netherlands. There are several organisations that deal with the Dutch East Indies timeframe, the more famous ones being the Police Actions veterans association and the WWII association for veterans, casualties and POW's that heavily objected the recent visit of the Japanese emperor. In my hometown, there's a former marine who has been in the resistance and at D-Day but who has also served in the pacific (where he lost a few friends, notably in the Karel Doorman failure). When I last searched for his address I couldn't find it any more, but I'll do my best to find it again this weekend. I want to interview him on a few wartime matters as well as some current day affairs and I'll be sure to ask him about Sakai if I can track the man down. He's been consulted by many historians before so undoubtedly he will know his way around the various institutes. Whether KLM has any association I do not know, but the story is interesting enough. I'll keep you updated as new info arises (or doesn't). Thanks for the tip and kind regards, Reinout __________________ "Despite living in a country where soft drugs, prostitution, euthanasia and gay-marriage are all legal, I've never felt any inclination towards any of the four." R.Hubbers, 2004.