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General Dick Lodewijk Berlijn (born March 18, 1950 in Amsterdam) is a retired Royal Netherlands Air Force four-star general, who served as Chief of Defence of the Netherlands (Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff) from 2004, when he succeeded Lt. Adm. Luuk Kroon, until 2008, when he was succeeded by Gen. Peter van Uhm. In 2005, the post was renamed from Chef-Defensiestaf to Commandant der Strijdkrachten ("Commander of the Armed Forces") following a reorganisation, but the term "Chief of Defence Staff" is still the one usually used in English translations. His office saw Dutch military presence in Uruzgan with ISAF, as well as naval contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, among other interventions. He has been awarded with the Légion d'honneur and the Legion of merit, and the Order of Orange-Nassau, all in the degree of commander, and the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords. Berlijn graduated from the Koninklijke Militaire Academie in 1973.
A man is walking alone
A woman cries at home
They could be anyone
Without each other, how
Could they live through all of the lies?
Intentions don't provide
So cling to those who you love
The only answer
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
They tell you try to have hope
And fight for all you can
These words, you've heard them before
So easy to believe
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
A man is walking alone
A woman cries at home
They could be anyone
The only answer
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies