The Military William Order in The 21st Century
As of 2012 (currently), only six knights of the Military William Order are still living; five are more than 85 years old. The last ceremony at which the knights met was at Queen Beatrix's bestowal of the knighthood (fourth class) of the Order on Marco Kroon, platoon commander with the Korps Commandotroepen, on May 29, 2009, at the Binnenhof, in The Hague. Kroon was honoured for conspicuous bravery, leadership, and devotion to duty during his service in Afghanistan from March to August, 2006.
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