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Korean, WWII Vets Honored with 2018 Jaharis Award
Korean War veteran Michael Johnson received the 2018 Jaharis Service Award at a moving ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington,...
Greek-American WWII Hero Mike P. Cokinos Passes Away
Mike P. Cokinos, a Greek-American veteran who was part of a real-life WWII 'band of brothers' has passed away at the age of 98.
Cokinos,...
Dwindling Band of Veterans Remember 1941's Battle of Crete
They say 'old soldiers never die; they simply fade away' but as Sunday marks the beginning 1941's 13-day Battle of Crete this year's commemoration also highlights...
WWII Bomb Removed from Thessaloniki Suburb, Residents Move Back (video)
The World War II bomb that was found in the Kordelio suburb of Thessaloniki was removed from the area and was transferred to an...
WWII Survivors, Historians Present Database of Witness Accounts of German Occupation
“I don’t feel hatred for the Germans. But I feel great sadness because Nazis existed. Why did we allow as a society for Nazis...
WWII Hero Steve ‘Flying Greek’ Pisanos Passes at Age 96 [video]
World War II hero Steve Pisanos passed on Thursday in San Diego at the age of 96, only a few years after the publication...
OXI Day: Iconic Images of Greece in WWII
On October 28th, millions around the world will commemorate OXI Day, a day honoring Greece’s courageous resistance during WWII.
On October 28th, 1940, the Italian...
Greek WWII Veteran to be Honored in Washington
Three veterans of World War II, a Greek, a Greek-American and an American, will be honored in the framework of the third annual celebration...
Greece Seeks WWII Antiquities From Germany
Already pressing Germany for 240 billion euros ($311.6 billion) for World War II reparations, Greece is also readying a case for the return of...
Germany Marks WWII Debt Write-Off
As German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to insist on harsh austerity measures for Greece in return for international bailouts she supports, Germany on Feb....