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Marines on Aruba support in hospital fire

ORANJESTAD — More than in emergency situations,
twenty marines from the anywhere in the world. ".
32e Raidingsquadron in The fire took place after an
Aruba were deployed last explosion in the old part of
night because of a fire of the hospital, which was to
the Dr. Horacio E. Oduber be renovated. Defense on
Hospital. Aruba is the responsibility of
the Kingdom of the Neth-
The marines, placed at the erlands. The Netherlands
Marines barracks Savane- Military forces that protect
ta, have been called upon Aruba include the Royal
to provide assistance such Netherlands Navy, the
as placing tents and camp Netherlands Marine Corps
beds. They also transported and the Netherlands Coast-
patients who had to be guard. There is also a small
moved to a more safe lo- indigenous “Arubaanse
cation. Militie” (ARUMIL) of about
platoon strength. All forces
The head of the Bureau for are stationed at Marines
Disaster Relief Aruba (RBA) Barracks Savaneta.q
called the barracks com-
mander Lt. Col. Art van
Beekhuizen directly with
the request to provide mili-
tary assistance. Immediate
action was taken and sol-
diers were sent to the hos-
pital for support. Lieutenant
Colonel van Beekhuizen:
“Our mission is safety in and
from Aruba. CZMCARIB's
third main task is to sup-
port civil activities, which
is a good example of this.
As a soldier, we are avail-
able 24/7 to be deployed

Monuments Fund Aruba celebrates another anniversary

ORANJESTAD — Twenty-four becoming the protagonist of
years ago, Monuments Fund photography’s shared around
Aruba (SMFA) was funded the world. They also contribute
with the goal to purchase, re- to the expansion of knowledge
store and maintain monumen- about Aruban Heritage with
tal buildings of Aruba. The first educational programs but also
project SMFA financed was the organizing activities like Wiki
restoration of the City Hall and Loves Monuments Aruba and
the Ex Hotel Colombia. After Fiesta di Cunucu to connect
twenty-four years SMFA cur- the community to our monu-
rently owns thirteen monumen- ments.
tal buildings and three objects. With a team of seven guided
by their boar, they work to-
These last years they have gether to preserve the past
been focusing on mainte- for the future and face all the
nance. The Fund is very proud challenges they find on the
as foundation that their monu- way.
ments are in a very good con-
dition and are part of city walks
but are also more and more Continued on Page 32