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EINDHOVEN – Today, exactly four years ago, the MH17 flight crashed in Ukraine. All 298 passengers were killed, including 50 Brabanders. At the national monument in Vijfhuizen, near Schiphol, the victim is commemorated this afternoon
Many parents of Brabant attend the commemoration. Among them, the families Hornikx, Kotte and De Roo. Prime Minister Mark Rutte is also present
Hornikx family of Goirle
Bart and Jeanne Hornikx have lost their only daughter Astrid and her friend Bart Lambregts in the disaster. "They had so many beautiful projects together," explains Jeanne Hornikx. "And they were looking forward to this holiday."
Astrid and his friend Bart Lambregts The days preceding the commemoration of the July 17 disaster are heavy for the Hornikx family. "You can handle the day itself," according to Jeanne. "But the days before are debilitating, so all these memories come out beautiful moments before they leave, it's very difficult for us."
Astrid Hornikx and Bart Lambregts all two worked in education.Astrid's school in Tilburg is a memory bench with a mosaic of drawings of students.
Memorial Bench of Tilburg Also in the complex of apartments where they lived is a bench. "We find these tributes very beautiful. But there is only one true monument for us and it is in Vijfhuizen, "says Jeanne.
Memorial Bench at Goirle " But we would really appreciate that the municipality of Goirle also organizes an official commemorative place for our daughter.There is also a place in the neighborhood where family, friends and we can go to remember. "
Kotte Family of Eindhoven
Anton's parents and Hilda Kotte of Eindhoven lost their son Oscar, daughter-in-law in the Miranda disaster and her grandson Remco Kotte. "Reading all the names during the commemoration is and remains intense," says Anton Kotte. national monument as an important monument for all parents, but they themselves have their own memorial sites.
Like their holiday address in Friesland. "We called our sloop Remios. Named after Remco, Miranda and Oscar. Whenever we are in Friesland, it is a point of reflection. We were there just before the disaster with MH17 with the whole family together. "
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Anton Kotte first year at national commemoration He has been a board member of the Fly Mack MH17 Foundation for several months. "It's very double because I have to be there for the foundation. is somewhere because I'm in the memorial forest.
Oscar, Miranda and Remco Kotte Then I feel at home again. "" But there is also a bitter aftertaste. " We are now facing a number of trees that have died. Very boring. "" How many trees have not survived, Anton Kotte does not know yet.
Helmond Roo Family
Paul, Joyce and Roy de Roo lost their Helmond father Joop during the MH17 disaster. For them, the commemorative forest of the Vijfhuizen National Monument is extremely important. "We had no place where we remember my father," said Roy de Roo at the commemoration of last year.
His sister added, "We have almost nothing from our father.We had a jewel made from a part of his ashes.When we planted the tree, we have scattered the other part to the root. "
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For Joyce and her family, commemoration is a kind of meeting with" [19659024] memorial tree De Roo
