representing the US Presidential Unit Citation, are attached to this flag. The Regiment suffered 116 Dutch and 20 attached-Korean soldiers killed in action, three soldiers are still MIA, while one Dutchman was taken prisoner and died in a North Korean POW camp. The Dutch casualties are buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, including their commander, Lt. Col. Marinus Petrus Antonius den Ouden, who was killed in action during the Battle of Hoengsong in February 1951. (Posthumously, den Ouden was received Netherlands' highest military award, the Military Order of William.) A total of 381 soldiers were wounded. A total of 115 Surinamese soldiers also fought together with the Dutch, at least two died. Post Korean Service and ISAF Deployment The traditions of the Regiment van Heutsz are currently maintained by one battalion serving as part of 11 Luchtmobiele (Airmobile) Brigade: 12 Infanterie Bataljon is one of three air assault infantry battalions within the air mobile brigade From 2006 to 2010, the battalion formed the basis of the battlegroup attached to Task Force Uruzgan, the primary Dutch component of the multi-national forces in Afghanistan. For this, the regiment was awarded with the battle honour "Noord-Kandahar 2006 en Uruzgan 2006-2009" for operations in Afghanistan, especially for combat operations in 2006 and 2007, the operation Tura Ghar in 2008-2009 and the actions of the doorgunners between 2006 and 2009. See also Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard References Bibliography VOKS Vereniging Oud Korea Strijders / Korea Combatant Club External links Official history of the Dutch participation in Korea Website Regiment van Heutsz Korean War History of NDVN Dutch participation in the Korean War Dutch Re-enactment unit, NDVN 1953 van Heutsz Regiment in Korea United Nations contingents in Korea van Heutsz Military units and formations established in 1950 Netherlands