{"id":6211,"date":"2020-05-23T19:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T17:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/?page_id=6211"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:16:04","slug":"the-best-defense-foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/veterans-of-worldwar-2\/the-best-defense-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Defense Foundation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Since 2018 I am volunteering as Holland program director for the Best Defense foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6212\" style=\"width:490px;height:490px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New.BDF_.Logo_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-normal-font-size\"><blockquote><p>&#8221;Taking Care of the ones, who took care of us.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logobdfnl75.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"423\" data-id=\"6584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logobdfnl75.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logobdfnl75.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.storiesbeyondthegraves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logobdfnl75-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I SAW COMBAT IN THESE VERY WOODS \/\/ Battlefield Return \/\/ The Netherlands\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k8AmXSUIyp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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