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Piet Sees His Own Name on a War Memorial: "that Really Hits home."

Summary by Omroep Brabant
On an otherwise gray, drizzly day, the sun emerged precisely at the time the new war memorial in Gilze was unveiled. Many people attended, including Piet Michielsen and Herman Smeulders. They both lost family members during World War II. The names of their father, grandmother, sister, and brothers are immortalized on the memorial beneath the cemetery's bell tower. "When I saw the names there, my emotions welled up," says 76-year-old Piet Michiel…
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On an otherwise gray, drizzly day, the sun emerged precisely at the time the new war memorial in Gilze was unveiled. Many people attended, including Piet Michielsen and Herman Smeulders. They both lost family members during World War II. The names of their father, grandmother, sister, and brothers are immortalized on the memorial beneath the cemetery's bell tower. "When I saw the names there, my emotions welled up," says 76-year-old Piet Michiel…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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