I left Greenland and Denmark changed. Not radicalized. Clarified. This trip stripped away any remaining illusion that neutrality is an option. It showed me the cost of American failure, but also the resilience of American ideals when carried by the right people. Trump cannot sever what history, blood, and shared sacrifice have built. He can wound it. He can disgrace it. But he cannot own it. Democracy still has allies. It still has memory. And if there is hope left in this moment, it lives in the quiet dignity of those who refuse to give up on each other—even when it would be easier to walk away.