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Fact sheet 'Veterans & the Media'

Abstract: Appreciation and perception are closely linked terms. Some veterans feel unappreciated or underappreciated and also make reference to the media which, they say, …

Netherlands Veterans' Core Data 2014

Abstract: In conducting the Core Data of Veterans for 2014 survey, the organisation hoped to gain a clearer understanding of the wishes, needs and experiences of veterans as …

Fact sheet ‘Veterans on appreciation and policy’

Abstract: With the Dutch veterans’ policy the Ministry of Defence seeks, among other things, to increase publicappreciation for veterans. Based on the public opinion figures on …

Fact Sheet 'Netherlands Veterans' Day'

Abstract: In 2003, the then State Secretary for Defence, Cees van der Knaap, decided to launch a NetherlandsVeterans’ Day. The purpose of the Netherlands Veterans’ Day is to …

Fact sheet 'Public Opinion on Veterans' in the Netherlands

Abstract: Since 2000, the Veterans’ Institute has had an annual survey conducted into public opinion on veterans and topics related to veterans, where some of the same questions …

Fact sheet 'Decorations' for Dutch Veterans

Abstract: Decorations are awards and honours given for outstanding services and achievements. Granting decorations is a long-standing phenomenon in Western culture. The Romans had …

Fact Sheet ‘Public Appreciation' in the Netherlands

Abstract: More than twenty years ago the realisation dawned that the government had failed in showing its appreciation for veterans. The sometimes critical reporting on veterans …

Fact Sheet ‘Veterans’ Care’

Abstract: This fact sheet explores veterans' care in the Netherlands.

Fact Sheet ‘Netherlands Veterans’ Institute’

Abstract: This fact sheet explains the policy decisions and founding ideas underpinning the Netherlands Veterans' Institute.

Bulletin of Acts and Decrees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Veterans Decree 2014

Summary: This unofficial translation of the Bulletin of Acts and Decrees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands details various rules concerning the special duty of care for Veterans, …

Books and Bikes: Noises and Voices of Veterans

Abstract: A comparison of narratives from two distinct groups of Dutch veterans: bikers and soldier-authors.

Officer in Afghanistan

Abstract: This non-fiction novel gives a unique insight into the world of international military headquarters in Afghanistan by one of the few female officers, who shows the …