President Donald Trump posted a powerful video Friday highlighting the strong historical bonds between Greenland and the United States amid ongoing efforts to annex the nation. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, left, and @realDonaldTrump via Securing American Greatness, right and inset.)
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"In the cold silence of the tundra, a bond was born. Not from treaties or trade, but from blood and bravery," the narrator of the clip says. "While Germany controlled Europe, the Nazis set their sights on the Arctic. Greenland became an unwitting combatant and the United States stepped in, not to conquer but to protect."
The video notes that nearly 1,000 service members, civilians and crew carried with them "hope, duty and a quiet fear" in a voyage they knew was rife with danger. But after the attack, the frigid waters of the North Atlantic "became a grave."
"Those four chaplains gave up their life vests, giving their lives so that others might live to protect America and Greenland," the narrator says. "Their sacrifices helped win our freedom and we will never forget. Together, Americans and Greenlanders stood as sentinels at the top of the world."
Houses are seen on the coastline in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
"Our shared legacy lives on in every joint mission, every Arctic patrol, every partnership forged in the shadow of melting ice and rising tensions, this is not just history," the narrator says. "It is destiny. Now is the time to stand together again, for peace, for security, for the future. America stands with Greenland."
Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also shared the video on X.
The video was posted by Trump as he doubled down Friday on his efforts to acquire Greenland as part of the U.S. for international security purposes Friday,
Although the Danish territory has said it is seeking independence from Copenhagen and isn’t interested in becoming part of the U.S., Trump has repeatedly offered, dating back to his first administration, a desire to secure Greenland for the U.S. as Russian and Chinese presence grows in the Arctic.
Vice President JD Vance in Pituffik, Greenland Friday. He said Denmark has not done a good job at keeping Greenland safe. (Photo by Jim Watson - Pool / Getty Images)
The chaplains who died in the attack were George L. Fox, a Methodist minister, John P. Washington, a Catholic priest, Clark V. Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister, and Alexander D. Goode, a rabbi. They were all awarded Purple Hearts and Distinguished Service Crosses for their actions that day. Congress additionally created a "Four Chaplains' Medal," which was presented to their survivors in 1961, according to the Defense Department.
Fox News’ Diana Stancy Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
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