Marco Kroon
Member of the Military Order of William
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Key Takeaways
- Major Marinus Johannes "Marco" Kroon , RMWO (born 15 July 1970), is a Dutch officer serving with the Korps Commandotroepen.
- The Military William Order is the highest honour in the Netherlands, bestowed for "performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle".
- He graduated the Sint-Janslyceum, high school, in 1989.
- Besides his full-time job in the military, Kroon often helps her with her work.
- Military career Marines After graduating from high school in 1989, Kroon started his military career as a Marine in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps.
Major Marinus Johannes "Marco" Kroon, RMWO (born 15 July 1970), is a Dutch officer serving with the Korps Commandotroepen. Kroon is one of only three living knights 4th class of the Military Order of William and the first new member appointed to this Dutch Order in over half a century. The Military William Order is the highest honour in the Netherlands, bestowed for "performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle".
Personal life
Marinus Johannes Kroon was born on 15 July 1970 in Den Bosch in the Netherlands. He graduated the Sint-Janslyceum, high school, in 1989. He still lives in Den Bosch with his girlfriend who runs a café. Besides his full-time job in the military, Kroon often helps her with her work.
Kroon also graduated from the Koninklijke Militaire School (Royal Military School, which trains NCO's) in Weert, and from the Koninklijke Militaire Academie (Royal Military Academy, which trains officers) in Breda.
Military career
Marines
After graduating from high school in 1989, Kroon started his military career as a Marine in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. In 1991 he was dispatched for Operation Provide Comfort, a humanitarian operation for Kurds in northern Iraq. After this he was transferred for a year to the Marine Barracks Savaneta in Aruba. In 1993 he was sent out a second time as assistant section leader in a Marine platoon for the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in Cambodia.
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