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My best friend was French. Last week, we scattered her ashes on France's northern coast as 80 years of friendship between the U.S. and Europe turned to ash, too.

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The American Cemetery in Normandy, February 16, 2025 ©Deborah Copaken

On February 15, 2025, while our president, vice president, and their henchmen were busy dismantling democracy and 80 years of friendship between the U.S. and our European allies, I was on France’s northern coast, spreading my best friend Marion’s ashes under a mimosa tree and into vari…

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