Shortly after having completed “De 4 Daagse” in Nijmegen the participants of Joint Support and Enabling Command received a small honour ceremony in the office of the Commander Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank. “What you have achieved means something for all of us here at JSEC”, General Sollfrank emphasized: “It tells us that marching and military basic skills in general are key all soldiers.”
What you have achieved means something for all of us here at JSEC
After his short speech the Commander honoured the four successful participants of the overall 160 km march through the Netherlands for having gained the 4 Days Marches Cross by representing JSEC and four different nations:
Major General Richard Laurijssen (Netherlands)
Air Commodore Elizabeth Purcell (Great Britain)
Colonel Dr. Clauss (Germany)
Colonel Plantiveau (France)
Lieutenant Colonel Scarabin (France)
Major Evans (Great Britain)
Received honours from JSEC Commander for having successfully completed "De 4 Daagse" to Nijmegen (from left to right): Colonel Dr. Clauss, Colonel Plantiveau, Major General Richard Laurijssen and Major Evans. Photo by: OF-2 Manuela Harant
Traditionally in the third week of July, over 45,000 participants with more than 70 different nationalities are participating in the world’s largest walking achievement event, the 4-Days-March “De 4 Daagse” to Nijmegen (Netherlands). People from as young as 11 to over 90 walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometres for four days in this city on the Waal river and its beautiful, wooded surroundings. They all gather with the same objective in mind: being awarded the coveted 4 Days Marches Cross. And our JSEC participants are pretty sure: We will be there next year!