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WWII veteran Kenneth Thayer is greeted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, September 12, 2024

Video. Dutch royals mark 80th anniversary of Netherlands' liberation

Updated: 13/09/2024 - 6:47 GMT+2

American troops from the 30th Infantry Division, known as Old Hickory, were among Allied forces that liberated parts of Belgium and the southern Netherlands from German Nazi occupation in September 1944.

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