king wilhelm alexander led the dignitaries on the tarmac. in all, 1300 people were there including many relatives of a adams. -- some of the victims. they observed a minute of silence at 4:00 p.m. after leaving the air base, they carried individual coffins to a military facility in the north of the country. it is their teams of experts will attempt to identify the remains. it was a chance for them to pay their respects to the first of the victims to return to the country. the rest of the netherlands also came to a standstill for one minute. flags flew at half mast on a national day of mourning. many are still trying to make sense of the disaster. >> is crazy that so many people died for no reason at all. >> over half of the passengers were dutch. one of them worked at a fast food restaurant. her boss says that she loves to sing and dance and she will be sorely missed. >> that is her right there. i will always remember her this way. it is hard to imagine. she left behind a husband, daughter, and two granddaughters. >> she was on her way to in