OCTOBER 28 – “OXI” DAY;
ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE CONTINUITY OF HELLENISM, AND ITS RELEVANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PRESERVATION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
by Dean C. Lomis, Ph.D.
October 28 is a solemn day in the history of Greece and Greek America, equivalent to December 7 and now September 11 for America, and in the history of humanity’s fight for Liberty. For it was the ‘Glory of Greece’ that illuminated the free world’s struggle because “right is more precious than peace,” especially “peace at any price.” The gallant stand of the 1940-41 Greek Epic which captured and inspired the imagination of the free world, and even its then-arch enemy: Nazi Germany, was not unique in the annals of world history. In fact, the significant factor of the Greek stand was that for at least the third time Greece’s heroic effort helped preserve Western Civilization, of which Greece is the chief architect.
Profile: Demetrios Psaltakis Escape from WWII Greece
By Catherine Tsounis
"For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death..” (From speech he delivered to Reichstag on 4 May 1941). October 28th is the day Modern Greece saved Democracy. The hardship took a toll on the civilian population, with 300,000 casualties. James (Demetrios) Psaltakis of the Panchiaki Korais Society, Inc. told us about his WWII experience in occupied Chios at the exceptional Centennial on the occasion of its 100th Anniversary, 1912-2012.
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AHI, AHEPA Host Luncheon for New Greek Ambassador to U.S. WASHINGTON, DC — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) and the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) came together to host a luncheon welcoming Ambassador Christos Panagopoulos, ambassador of Greece to the United States, to Washington on October 17, 2012 at Kellari Restaurant in Washington, DC. “It was beneficial for AHI and AHEPA to come together to formally welcome Ambassador Panagopoulos to Washington,” AHI President Nick Larigakis said. “It provides the ambassador with the knowledge that the community is supportive of his mission in Washington going forward. We wish Ambassador Panagopoulos the best in his new post.” Monday, 22 October 2012 20:33
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