{"id":48445,"date":"2026-01-28T16:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/28\/flags-honoring-danish-troops-at-us-embassy-reinstalled-after-outcry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:34:53","slug":"flags-honoring-danish-troops-at-us-embassy-reinstalled-after-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2026\/01\/28\/flags-honoring-danish-troops-at-us-embassy-reinstalled-after-outcry\/","title":{"rendered":"Flags honoring Danish troops at US embassy reinstalled after outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COPENHAGEN, Denmark \u2014 The removal of flags commemorating fallen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/21\/danish-veterans-of-us-wars-say-they-feel-betrayed-by-greenland-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/21\/danish-veterans-of-us-wars-say-they-feel-betrayed-by-greenland-threats\/\">Danish veterans<\/a> who fought in Afghanistan by staff at the United States embassy in the country\u2019s capital has caused a public outcry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move came ahead of a silent march that will take place here on Jan. 31 to pay respect and show solidarity to the veterans following remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, which discredited the role NATO allied troops played during the war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a recent interview with Fox News, the president claimed that while allies sent soldiers to help U.S. troops, they \u201cstayed a little back and a little off the frontlines.\u201d Trump added that the U.S. \u201cnever really needed them\u201d in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments sparked a significant wave of anger among Danish leaders and veterans, who stated that such remarks were disrespectful and insulting to the sacrifices made by Danish troops and those of other countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Washington invoked NATO\u2019s Article 5 for the first and only time in history. Denmark was among the first countries to respond to the call for collective defense and deployed troops, as well as military equipment, which played an important part in supporting U.S. operations during the war in Afghanistan in 2002. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/21\/danish-veterans-of-us-wars-say-they-feel-betrayed-by-greenland-threats\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26020431429904.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Danish veterans of US wars say they feel betrayed by Greenland threats<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Denmark has been a stalwart ally to America. Forty-four Danish troops were killed in Afghanistan, the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of 44 Danish soldiers were killed before the Scandinavian country officially pulled out all of its personnel in 2021. 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