Two veterans of World War II lit the national Liberation flame at midnight in Wageningen on Saturday, kicking off a day of celebration nationwide. Canadese veteran Pierce “George” Brewster, who is 101, and 99-year-old Geoff Roberts from London lit the fire together with Wageningen mayor Floor Vermeulen on the square in front of Hotel de Wereld, where Germany signed the capitulation documents in 1945. The flame was then used to light torches which are taken by some 2,500 relay runners Read this story
