Greek-Americans dressed in traditional Evzone attire for Greek Independence Day parade gather outside of Zorbas restaurant. Evzones, or Evzoni , is the name of several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, it refers to the members of the Presidential Guard , an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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