Our adopters
Of the 865 graves at the Soviet War Cemetery, more than 800 have now been adopted. By people who feel involved with the war dead and their relatives. Who are these adopters and what is their story?
The retired minister and his wife have a long-lasting bond with the Soviet Military Cemetery. “We are children of the war and were raised in
Photo and text Jeroen Hendriks Regina was employed in homecare and has adopted two graves. “Friends alerted me to the existence of Soviet Military Cemetery
Photo and text: Jeroen Hendriks Roel is the director of libraries from the municipality of Nijkerk and adopted a grave in 2017. “I grew up
Photo and text Jeroen Hendriks Until his retirement Jan was head of the mail room at Cap Gemini. He adopted a grave in 2012. “I
Photo and text Jeroen Hendriks José works as a consultant in a neighbourhood organization. Serves on the board of the Local History Society Leusden and
Photo and text Jeroen Hendriks “Through my daughter Louise I came into contact with the Military Cemetery. For some years now ‘t Atrium, the former