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AHEPA Honors Army Veterans Hollister and Vamvakias Aboard Battleship New Jersey
Retired Army officers Carl Hollister and Nicholas P. Vamvakias received AHEPA’s Military Service Award during a veterans tribute on the Camden waterfront.
A Green Bin, a Worn Album, and the Record of a Greek-American VFW Post
GAHSP has received the archives of Eleftheria VFW Post 6633, preserving decades of Greek-American veterans’ history in Philadelphia.
Eleftheria VFW Post Honors Fallen Heroes at Fernwood Cemetery
Greek American VFW Post Eleftheria held its Memorial Day service at Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, honoring fallen veterans and recognizing Georgia Chletcos as Post Advocate of the Year.
A Promise Kept: Eleftheria VFW Post 6633 Unveils Its Final Memorial
Eleftheria VFW Post 6633 completed its twenty-year mission to honor Greek American veterans with the unveiling of its final memorial plaque at St. Sophia in Jeffersonville.
The Greek Immigrant Who Brought Nevada Its First Veterans’ Hospital
From a 1907 Atlantic crossing to a century of service, Ioannis A. Lougaris became the force behind Nevada’s first veterans hospital, now honoring his name.
Honoring Legacy and Tradition: Eleftheria VFW Post 6633’s Memorial Day Ceremony
Lansdowne, PA – On Memorial Day, members, families, and friends of Eleftheria Chapter 6633 gathered in tribute outside their longtime meeting hall. The scene felt familiar, shaped by years of tradition and shared purpose. At…
Greek American VFW Post 6633 Commemorates Fallen Heroes at Annual Memorial Day Service
Last Monday, the Greek American VFW Post 6633 held a ceremony at Fernwood Cemetery, a place of profound significance, to honor and remember those who died in military service. The event was a powerful display…
Memorial Day Service at Fernwood Cemetery Honors Eleftheria VFW Post 6633
Lansdowne, PA – The somber atmosphere at Fernwood Cemetery was filled with both gratitude and remembrance today as the Eleftheria VFW Post 6633, a Greek-American veterans’ organization, held their annual Memorial Day service. The event…
Greek-American VFW Post 6633 “Eleftheria”, Paying Tribute For 75 Years
Lansdowne, PA – “Two hundred – twenty names were read off at the Memorial Day service in Fernwood Cemetery,” said Curtis Cummings (Konstatinos Kamamis), the Quartermaster of VFW Post 6633 “Eleftheria.” The names were from…
A Step Back in Time… Remembering Our Veterans
As we honor our great Veterans who so selflessly served our country, I invite you to take a step back to a time over 75 years ago. Our nation was entrenched in World War II,…
Remembering WWII Greek Veteran Anastasios Pogas
Anastasios Pogas was a man of service who cared deeply about people and the two countries he lived in. He arrived in Philadelphia from Greece as an immigrant in 1959. After washing dishes in diners…
AHEPA Honors America’s Heroes
Washington, DC – A proud, time-honored tradition continued Memorial Day Weekend when AHEPA family members withstood a steady rain and unseasonable conditions to pay their respects on behalf of a grateful American Hellenic community to…
