Stan (8) was still in the abdomen when his father, soldier Robert Donkers (33) to life came. Through a note with questions he wants to know his father. “Stan has such great need to know who his father was,” mother Mira says in an interview with RTL News.
Mira Donkers from Kerkrade was six months pregnant when she notice was that her husband Robert was killed in Afghanistan. At the age of 33. “It was April 6, 2007. The bell rang, people were social work at my door,” says Mira
“Robert was killed That was the tough message I was stunned…”
Stan and his mother Mira
An accident with an armored vehicle in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province where was Robert, was it become fatal. During a patrol while crossing a river tilted the Patria by wegverzakking. “I had been on the phone to him the night before he’d almost come home because I would like..”
There were so many questions by Mira’s head: “I was pregnant How was I alone now. raise a child? I was suddenly alone. “
emotional roller coaster
Mira ended on an emotional roller coaster. “You must. I was heavily pregnant and had to arrange a lot. You have really no time to grieve. It was heavy.”
Robert casket is carried by colleagues
like his father
A small three months Stan was born after the death of Robert. “He looks like his father. In his character traits. But in terms of construction.” Mira tells Stan every day about his father Robert. Show pictures. Takes him to commemorations. “I’ve done as much as possible so that his father Stan can get to know. Even though he saw it a day.”
Stan is now eight years. “It’s a difficult time. Stan has a lot of questions about his father. The realization now is that he has never had a father.” A remedial where Mira and Stan to run advised to make a note of questions that Stan wants to know about his father. That note, he could then distribute among family and friends. Stan was the letter with questions like: What did papa good? He did well in school? What did daddy cool?
Robert was 33 when he died
During an emotional memorial Stan read the note to the attendees before and ended up on the Web. Hennis also defense minister has the note shared on Twitter.
“Since then it’s so hard about. Many friends and acquaintances which Robert knew have Stan emailed with all answers to his questions. All that knowledge and great stories about his father are so valuable for Stan. He teaches his father always know a little more. “
RTL News / Agnes de Goede
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