Ultimate tribute to Mark (22) from Hengelo, who died in Afghanistan

When the parents Gerard and Gisela Schouwink from Hengelo were approached how they would feel if their son Mark (22), who died in Afghanistan, was given a permanent tribute in the form of a bridge or viaduct named after him, they soon agreed. at sometime. As far as they are concerned, that should preferably be the Pallast Bridge. The bicycle bridge over the A1 motorway, near the Lonnekermeer, which Mark cycled over countless times. “And where, as a little boy, he watched passing trucks and made it clear to truckers with a wave of his arm that they had to honk at him.”