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‘Pain, betrayal, sadness’: Danish veterans describe shock of Trump admin rhetoric January 23, 20265:00 AM ET
The Memorial for Denmark’s international efforts after 1948 at Kastellet in Copenhagen includes commemoration for fallen Danish soldiers. Members of a U.S. congressional delegation laid a wreath there on Jan. 17, after a visit to voice support for Denmark and Greenland. IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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On a recent chilly afternoon in Copenhagen, sitting outside a cafe with blinking heat lamps, Company Sergeant Major Henrik Bager shared a Danish expression.
“You have a cup. When it’s filled, you need to empty it so you don’t get stressed or angry or to do stupid stuff,” he explained.
Earlier this month, his cup was full – after escalating rhetoric from President Trump and others in his administration about how Denmark hasn’t done enough to secure Greenland, that they’ve been a poor ally.
“The first time it felt like a punch to the gut,” said Bager, who has deployed five times to serve alongside Americans, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. “You can survive one punch in the gut. When it just keeps on going, then it fills you up with sadness, disappointment, anger.”
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