Roy Grinwis wrote that Sergeant Willem "Wim" Dijkstra died by suicide on October 11, 2006, at the age of 36 at Camp Holland, near Tarin Kowt in the Afghan province of Uruzgan. According to Grinwis, Dijkstra, who used his service weapon, was found by colleagues. Grinwis stated that Dijkstra served in the Royal Netherlands Army and was part of the Dutch contribution to the NATO mission ISAF during his deployment. He expressed his condolences to Dijkstra’s family, friends, and comrades and said that no assumptions should be made about the personal circumstances surrounding his death. Grinwis also called for attention to be given to soldiers who lost their lives during missions outside of combat. #LestWeForget #Veteranen #Herdenking (translated)



