Marco Kroon

Marco Kroon

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| caption = Marco Kroon with the [[Military William Order]] in 2009
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[[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Marinus Johannes "Marco" Kroon''', [[Military Order of William|RMWO]] (born 15 July 1970), is a Dutch officer serving with the [[Korps Commandotroepen]]. Kroon is one of only three living knights of the [[Military Order of William]] and the first new member appointed to this Dutch Order in over half a century.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.defensie.nl/missies/nieuws/isaf/2009/02/10/46127423/Eerste_Militaire_Willems_Orde_in_50_jaar Eerste Militaire Willems-Orde in 50 jaar]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Ministerie van Defensie, 10 February 2009 The Military William Order is the highest [[Orders of knighthood in the Netherlands|honour]] in the Netherlands, bestowed for "performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle".[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html Military order of William – Official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063059/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html |date=16 July 2011 }}. Lintjes.nl. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
[[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Marinus Johannes "Marco" Kroon''' (born 15 July 1970), is a Dutch officer serving with the [[Korps Commandotroepen]]. Kroon is one of only three living knights of the [[Military Order of William]] and the first new member appointed to this Dutch Order in over half a century.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.defensie.nl/missies/nieuws/isaf/2009/02/10/46127423/Eerste_Militaire_Willems_Orde_in_50_jaar Eerste Militaire Willems-Orde in 50 jaar]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Ministerie van Defensie, 10 February 2009 The Military William Order is the highest [[Orders of knighthood in the Netherlands|honour]] in the Netherlands, bestowed for "performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle".[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html Military order of William – Official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063059/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html |date=16 July 2011 }}. Lintjes.nl. Retrieved 24 October 2011.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==