http://www.dutch-east-indies.com/story/index.htm
Memories of my youth and the years of the Japanese occupation
in the former Dutch East Indies during World War Two
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After a wonderful youth in the Dutch East Indies, today Indonesia, my family and I went through three and a half years Japanese occupation. I lost my father, I lost the country I loved, I lost everything, but I kept my memories.
My son advised me to start a website and write all those memories down. So here I am, 79 years old, sitting behind my computer, going back to the Dutch East Indies.
Elizabeth van Kampen
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Absolutely stunning. It could have all been lost to age, infirmity, or death.
Take a few hours and read this site.
Then, you’ll know why we need to live at peace.
Tragic! Yet, empowering.
Sigh, I’m humbled at what some people can make with their lemons.
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Reinke Faces Life 