A special surprise brings smiles to a young Dutch boy

A young Dutch boy, Tygo Otto, attended the 79th Airborne March in Oosterbeek in September, together with his brother Lucas and father Rolf. Tygo was delighted when our veterans handed him their postcards and he safely tucked them away in his folder.

At the end of the day, he opened the folder and to his dismay all the cards were gone. They had probably slipped out along the way. Tygo was devastated and in tears.

His father contacted the lost-and-found department of the municipality of Renkum, but no cards had been handed in. The Mayor’s secretary became aware of the story and got in touch with our Dutch ambassador, Roger Beets MBE.

When the veterans returned later that month for the Market Garden commemorations, Roger collected a series of veterans’ cards, that were sent to Tygo.

There were more cards than he had collected during the march, so he was over the moon and ever so grateful.

The family was thrilled and shared this picture of Tygo with his brother and little sister.

A big thank you to Roger - we are so glad there was a happy ending.