US EditionUS Embassy in Copenhagen Removes Flags Honoring Fallen Danish Soldiers, Angering Veterans
Forty-four flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan were removed by embassy staff citing security policy, then restored after public outcry and veteran protests, the embassy confirmed.
- The US embassy in Copenhagen removed Danish flags placed in front of it to honor fallen Danish soldiers, angering Danish veterans who fought alongside Americans.
- Danish Veteran Association chairman Carsten Rasmussen said the embassy's removal of the flags was perceived as a provocation and betrayal by many Danes.
- The embassy later backtracked, saying it would not have removed the flags had it known their intention and that they would be left in place.
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Flag removal at US Embassy deepens rift with key NATO ally Denmark
Tensions between Washington and one of its oldest allies are intensifying — and this time, it's about more than just a real estate deal for Greenland. Security officers at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen pulled up 44 Danish flags left by veterans to honor their fallen soldiers. Why 44? Because that's how many Danes were killed in Afghanistan — a conflict President Donald Trump recently suggested NATO allies like Denmark "stayed back" from. A vid…
The US Embassy in Copenhagen has withdrawn flags honouring the Danish soldiers who died in Afghanistan. A decision that arouses controversy, a few days after Donald Trump's criticism of the commitment of the allies' soldiers for 20 years. - "A provocation": this gesture by the US Embassy in Denmark revives tensions (International).
The 44 flags were placed in memory of Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, after President Trump said NATO troops "stayed away from the front lines."
Donald Trump has angered Denmark and other allied countries by saying their troops were "a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
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