Remember when madeline eulogized him, she used these words, and i quote. he cast light into places of deepest darkness and reminded us constantly of our obligations to one another. these words these words apply equally to madeleine. when i got word that madeleine passed, i was in midair on my way to europe to meet with our nato allies in brussels to help try to continue to keep the strong, strong alliances together. our organization and international response to russia s brutal and un madeleine was part of the