January 2013 – Page 2 – GREEK WORLD MEDIA

ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑΤΑ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΟΣΜ

§ Δεκάδραχμο, Τετράδραχμο, Τετράδραχμο Αθήναι

§ Δίδραχμο, Δραχμή, Τριοβολός, Τετράδραχμο Όλυνθος,

§ Στατήρας Δελφοί, Στατήρας Αρκαδική Συμμαχία, Τρίδραχμο Σάμος,

§ Οκτάδραχμο Αλέξανδρος Α’, Τετράδραχμο Αμφίπολη, Διστατήρας Αμφίπολη,

§ Στατήρας Άραδος , Τετράδραχμο Πέλλα, Τετράδραχμο Δαμασκός, Τετράδραχμο Αμφίπολη,

§ Τετράδραχμο, Τετράδραχμο Μίλητος , Δραχμή Σάρδις, Φίλιππος Β’ Αμφίπολη Στατήρας,

§ Άβυδος, Ήρω και Λέανδρος , Άκρασος, Δίρκη, Απάμεια, Αθηνά και Μαρσύας, Ηράκλεια , Ηρακλής και Κέρβερος,

§ ‘Ιλιον Έκτωρας, Ιος, Όμηρος Δίδραχμο , Βυζάντιο Τετράδραχμο,

§ Ρόδος Τετράδραχμο, Ακραγάς Τετράδραχμο, Γέλα Τετράδραχμο,

§ Γέλα Δίδραχμο, Καμάρινα Τετράδραχμο, Λεοντίνοι Τετράδραχμο,

§ Λεοντίνοι Τετράδραχμο, Κατάνη Τετράδραχμο, Νάξος Μεγάλη Ελλάδα Τετράδραχμο,

§ Σεγέστα Τετράδραχμο, Σεγέστα Δίδραχμο, Σεγέστα Δίδραχμο, Σελινούς Τετράδραχμο,

§ Κρότωνας Στατήρας,

§ Μεταπόντιο Στατήρας, Μεταπόντιο Στατήρας, Κρότωνας Στατήρας,

§ Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρκυρα Στατήρας,

§ Σάμος, Στατήρας, Άβδηρα Οκτώδραχμο, Δίκαια Διστατήρας , Λητή Στατήρας,

§ Θάσος Στατήρας, Δέρρονες Δωδεκάδραχμο, Αιγαί ή Δέρρονες Στατήρας, Άκανθος Τετράδραχμο,

§ Ιχναί Στατήρας, Νεάπολη Στατήρας , Σερμύλη Τετράδραχμο, Τερόνη Τετράδραχμο,

§ Χαλκίς Τετράδραχμο, Ερέτρια Τετράδραχμο, Αθήνα Τετράδραχμο,

§ Θήβες Στατήρας,

§ Θεσσαλική Συμμαχία, Αχαϊκη Συμμαχία, Ηπειρωτική Συμμαχία,

§ Αιτωλική Συμμαχία, Κως, Όλβια,

§ Ρόδος, Μούσα, Κλεοπάτρα Θεά και Αντίοχος Η’ Γρυπός,

§ Πύρρος της Ηπείρου, Πύρρος της Ηπείρου, Πύρρος της Ηπείρου,

§ Αγαθοκλής , Αγαθοκλής , Αγαθοκλής ,

§ Αλέξανδρος Γ’ Βαβυλώνα, Σέλευκος Α, Σέλευκος Α , Σελεύκεια η επί του Τίγρη,

§ Αντίοχος Στ’, Αντίοχος Β’, Αντίοχος Ζ’ Σιδήτης,

§ Αντίοχος Ιέραξ, Αντίοχος Γ’, Αντίοχος Η’ Γρυπός,

§ Δελφοί Τρίδραχμο, Θήβες, Αινος,

§ Αινος, Αίγινα, Κνωσός, Κνωσός,

§ Τένεδος, Φαιστός, Φαιστός, Έφεσος,

§ Μίλητος, Σάμος, Κως,

§ Συρακούσες, Συρακούσες, Συρακούσες, Συρακούσες,

§ Συρακούσες, Συρακούσες, Τάρας, Τάρας,

§ Τάρας, Τάρας, Τάρας, Τάρας, Τάρας,

§ Τάρας, Ηράκλεια, Ηράκλεια, Θούριοι,

§ Κρότωνας, Κρότωνας, Μεταπόντιο, Τερίνα,

§ Νεάπολη, Ρήγιο, Φίλιππος Γ’,

§ Αλέξανδρος Γ’, Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής, Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής,

§ Αντίγονος Β’ Γονατάς, Αντίγονος Γ΄ Δώσων, Φίλιππος Ε΄ Μακεδών,

§ Περσέας, Λυσίμαχος, Αλέξανδρος Γ΄,

§ Πτολεμαιος Α΄, Πτολεμαιος Α΄, Πτολεμαιος Α΄, Πτολεμαιος Β΄,

§ Φάρσαλος, Οπουντίων Λοκρών , Ιστρος, Άβδηρα,

§ Άβδηρα, Άβδηρα, Αμφίπολη, Λάρισα,

§ Λάρισα, Θάσος, Άκανθος,

§ Τάρας Στατήρας, Τάρας Στατήρας,

§ Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο,

§ Συβαρίς Δίδραχμο, Λαός Στατήρας, Καυλωνία Στατήρας, Ποσειδωνία Στατήρας

§ Συρακούσες Δραχμή, Συρακούσες Οβολός, Συρακούσες Λίτρα, Συρακούσες Δραχμή,

§ Συρακούσες Δωδεκάλιτρα, Συρακούσες Δεκάλιτρα, Συρακούσες Εκατόλιτρα,

§ Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρινθος Στατήρας,

§ Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρινθος Στατήρας, Κόρινθος Στατήρας,

§ Ήλιδα Στατήρας, Ήλιδα Στατήρας, Ήλιδα Στατήρας,

§ Κυρήνη, Ήλιδα Στατήρας, Ήλιδα Στατήρας, Ήλιδα Στατήρας, Ήλιδα Στατήρας,

§ Κλαζομεναί, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο,

§ Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο, Συρακούσες Τετράδραχμο,

§ Σικελό-φοινικικό Τετράδραχμο, Σικελό-φοινικικό Τετράδραχμο, Σικελό-φοινικικό Τετράδραχμο,

§ Σικελό-φοινικικό Τετράδραχμο,

§ Ιμέρα Ημίλιτρο, Ιμέρα Ημίλιτρο, Ακραγάς Ημίλιτρο,

§ Τύρος,

§ Μαγνησία η επί Μαιάνδρω, Σμύρνη, Μύρινα ,

§ Κατάνη, Κατάνη, Κατάνη,

§ Μιθριδάτης Α’, Μιθριδάτης Β’, Μιθριδάτης Β’,

§ Φιλέταιρος, Ευμένης Α’, Πέργαμος Κιστοφόρος ,

§ Όμηρος, Σμύρνη, Πυθαγόρας, Σάμος , Ηρόδοτος Αλικαρνασσός,

§ Κομμαγένη Ιοτάπη, Βόσπορος, βασιλίσσης Γηπαιπυρεως, Ιμέρα Δίδραχμο , Ιμέρα Δίδραχμο,

§ Ιμέρα Τετράδραχμο , Μεσσάνα Ζάγκλη Τετράδραχμο , Μεσσάνα Ζάγκλη Τετράδραχμο ,

§ Νάξος Σικελία , Τριοβολός , Διοβολός , Τριημιοβολός ,

§ Οβολός , Τριτεμόριον, Ημιοβολός , Τεταρτημόριον,

UN’s Matthew Nimetz in Skopje and Athens Again

As UN envoy Matthew Nimetz is set to pay a visit to Greece and FYROM, debates have centred around any ‘name’ proposals he may put on the negotiations table

Name proposals on table for FYROM

It is long due, and not without any optimism and objections at the same time that officials in Athens and Skopje are expecting the UN mediator Matthew Nimetz with some “new ideas” in the longstanding dispute over Macedonia’s state name – to which Greece objected so far.

The UN envoy Matthew Nimetz is off to Greece and Macedonia. Athens and Skopje expect to hear again from him for overcoming of the long-standing name dispute, Macedonian MIA news agency reported.

As Balkan Insight (BIRN) reported – prior to Nimetz’s arrival in Greece, the Greek Foreign Minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said his country aimed for a solution that would respect each side’s history and culture and strengthen regional stability and security.

“Nimetz’s visit… is a development that we wanted, to the extent that it can create the conditions for progress on the ‘name’ issue,” he said, BIRN reported. After meeting Greek officials, Nimetz is expected to go on to Skopje.

“I hope for new initiatives and ideas [from Nimetz],” the Macedonian President, Gjorge Ivanov, said before the New Year’s holiday.

Greek media have already reported on concrete proposals that Nimetz would present to Greek and Macedonian authorities. Daily “Ethnos” says the mediator will force the two governments to pass critical decisions and avoid a new impasse that could lead to serious unwanted effects in NATO and EU.

According to the newspaper, the proposal would include a geographic qualifier, without going into issues of identity and language. Moreover, the proposals would cover the range of the name’s use.

“Nimetz is set to present a name for bilateral relations and international organizations, as well as a non-binding recommendation for bilateral use, while avoiding any inclusion of the solution in the FYROM constitution”, says “Ethnos”.

The paper stresses that if the mediator presents a proposal that Athens cannot accept, pressure on Greece will increase, especially from countries pushing for Macedonia’s accession talks date under the FYROM reference.

Greece insists that Macedonia’s name implies territorial claims to its own northern province, also called Macedonia.

Macedonia has obtained annual recommendations for a start to EU membership talks in European Commission reports since 2009.

But it has never been offered a date for the talks owing to the Greek blockade related to the dispute over its name.

It’s all Greek, and all good, to top HSC student

First in course: Penrith’s Claire Fassoulidis (right, with her mother) plans to continue studying Greek by correspondence. Picture: Carlos Furtado

SHE may have just topped Modern Greek Continuers in the HSC but Claire Fassoulidis plans to study physiotherapy.

‘‘I was surprised by my result because with my family at home we don’t speak Greek,’’ Claire, a former Jamison High School student, said.

Her aptitude for the language will come in handy when she arrives in Greece in a few weeks.

Claire was one of two Penrith students — and 120 statewide — recognised by Education Minister Adrian Piccoli at a ceremony held in their honour at Australian Technology Park, Redfern, yesterday.

The other was Kiera Warda, a former Caroline Chisholm College student. She topped Studies of Religion II.

“There is something about celebrating the achievements of young people that generates collective pride,” Mr Piccoli said.

To be first in course students needed to have come first in an HSC course and for their result to be in the top band.

The 2012 HSC merit lists are at http://boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc-results/hsc-merit-lists.html

Were you happy with your results? Share your stories below or email kstevens@fairfaxmedia.com.au

All Rounders List – 2012 HSC

2012 HSC First in Course

Top Achievers in Course – 2012 HSC

Distinguished Achievers List – 2012 HSC

GALLERY – BLESSING OF THE WATERS: Unmarried men from Newcastle’s Greek Community

BLESSING OF THE WATERS: Unmarried men from Newcastle's Greek Community raced to retrieve the cross thrown into the Bogey Hole in the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremony on Sunday. Participants line up set to start. Picture BROCK PERKS

BLESSING OF THE WATERS: Unmarried men from Newcastle’s Greek Community raced to retrieve the cross thrown into the Bogey Hole in the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremony on Sunday. Participants line up set to start. Picture BROCK PERKS

BLESSING OF THE WATERS: Unmarried men from Newcastle's Greek Community raced to retrieve the cross thrown into the Bogey Hole in the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremony on Sunday. Greek community members wait at the Bogie Hole for the race to retrieve the cross from the bottom of the pool. Picture BROCK PERKS

BLESSING OF THE WATERS: Unmarried men from Newcastle’s Greek Community raced to retrieve the cross thrown into the Bogey Hole in the traditional Blessing of the Waters ceremony on Sunday. Greek community members wait at the Bogie Hole for the race to retrieve the cross from the bottom of the pool. Picture BROCK PERKS

BLOOD was spilled, water was splashed and glory was won on Sunday at the Bogey Hole.

Newcastle’s Greek community marked the religious feast of Epiphany with the centuries-old tradition of the Blessing of the Waters.

More than 200 people from the Newcastle’s Greek Orthodox Church looked on as young unmarried men from their community jumped into the watering hole and raced to be the first the grab a holy cross thrown down to the sea floor.

The traditional race, which is also open to women, has been performed at the Bogey Hole since 1957.

During the service the community prays for the safety of people working at sea and the prosperity of Australia.

Sixteen-year-old Ilias Gore, was the first to find the blessed prize this year.

The New Lambton Heights resident even spilled some blood to achieve the feat, cutting his foot during the friendly race.

‘‘I went down and grabbed something and it was seaweed,’’ he said.

‘‘But then I got it.’’

Father Nicholas Scordilis said the feast marked the Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and the only in time history when the trinity – God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit – were present at once.

‘‘It’s a happy opportunity to wish everyone health and prosperity,’’ he said.

‘‘It gives me great joy to wish that to all the wonderful people of Newcastle.’’

Greek Australian family and friends of milk bar owners past and present wanted for an overview of the history of the milk bar in Australia

Historian to tell milk bars’ story

Black and White 4d milk bar, the first recorded milk bar in Australia, was owned by Greek migrant Joachim Tavlaridis.

Eamon Donnelly – illustrator, historian, founder of The Island Continent and obsessive milk bar fanatic – has a new project, and he needs the help of the Greek community.

His collection of milk bar photographs, released earlier this year in paperback form, has been such a hit that he’s decided to write a comprehensive coffee table book on milk bars.

With the Greek community’s influence on milk bars – and the first ever milk bar opened in Australia run by Greek migrant Joachim Tavlaridis after he set up the Black and White 4d.

Milk Bar in Sydney’s Martin Place in November 1932 – he will be needing the community’s help.
Donnelly describes his latest project as “three hundred pages chock-a-block full of milk bar photography of my own, plus stories of owners past and present”.

“There will be a chapter dedicated to a selection of the best milk bars from the past and those from today featuring family recollections, photos from the albums, interesting experiences, customer memories and photography of the milk bar today, open or closed.”
If you or a family member ever ran a milk bar and would like to get involved, email info@eamondonnelly.com, snail mail Eamon Donnelly, PO Box 99, Brunswick VIC 3056 or get in touch via The Island Continent, info@islandcontinent.com.au.

Not everyone agreed with the new appointment, with Anastopoulos being set upon by two thugs in a café

Source: NeosKosmos

Atromitos hires manager Nikos Anastopoulos

Nikos Anastopoulos

Super League high-flyer Atromitos announced this week the hiring of Greek coach Nikos Anastopoulos to replace Dusan Bajevic.

The new position might not have gone down well with fans, when Anastopoulos was ambushed and attacked this week in a café in Kolonaki by two unknown men.

Witnesses said that even chairs were being thrown, which forced a bleeding Anastopoulos to hide in upstairs in the cafe.

He denied to comment to the media on his way to Iraklio.

Former manager Bajevic resigned last week after the team didn’t qualify for the next round of the Greek Cup. Going in as the favourites, Atromitos achieved a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Volos from second-division Olympiakos Volou thanks to a late equalizer. The team then thought the second leg would be an easy task at Peristeri. Yet the 2-1 lead Atromitos had just before the end proved insufficient to qualify, as Olympiakos Volou equalized (2-2) a minute from time to advance to the last 16 of the competition.

Anastopoulos had also unexpectedly resigned last week from the managerial post at OFI Crete after a relatively successful spell in the Iraklio club.

The 55-year-old manager signed his contract and had his first training session with the Atromitos players this week.

Reports have also linked former OFI striker Vangelis Mantzios with a move to the Peristeri team, suggesting Anastopoulos has asked for his signing.

Atromitos lies joint third in the league table along with Asteras Tripolis after the first half of the season.

Going, going, gone. Landsat reveals our shrinking world

Source: News

Landsat 5 images: the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world, continues to shrink and is now 10 percent of its original size. The UN recently called the drying up of the Aral Sea one of the planet’s most shocking disasters. Picture: USGS

AFTER 29 years orbiting the planet, taking 2.5 million images, the longest operating satellite mission in history is being retired by the US Geological Survey.

Landsat images: three decades of change in the birdsfoot delta of the Mississippi River (top) and deforestation in Bolivia (bottom). Picture: USGS

Late last year the USGS announced that Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission in history.

Landsat images: the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1975 – before the construction of the cooling pond – 1986 and 2011 (top). In April 1986, the reactor had a massive accident and was destroyed. Lake Chad (bottom), once the sixth largest lake in the world, but now a twentieth of its former size after persistant drought. Pictures: USGS

By any measure, the Landsat 5 mission has been an extraordinary success, providing unprecedented contributions to the global record of land change. The USGS has brought the aging satellite back from the brink of failure on several occasions, but the recent failure of a gyroscope has left no option but to end the mission.

Landsat images: the fluctuations of Utah’s Great Salt Lake over 30 years (top), the explosive growth of Dallas-Fort Worth (bottom). Pictures: USGS

Now in its 29th year of orbiting the planet, Landsat 5 has long outlived its original three-year design life.

Developed by NASA and launched in 1984, Landsat 5 has orbited the planet over 150,000 times while transmitting over 2.5 million images of land surface conditions around the world.

Landsat 5 images: the Mergui Archipelago in the Andaman Sea consists of more than 800 islands. This natural-color image of the centre portion of the archipelago was captured by Landsat 5 in 2004. Photo: USGS

“This is the end of an era for a remarkable satellite, and the fact that it flew for almost three decades is a testament to the NASA engineers and the USGS team who launched it and kept it flying well beyond its expected lifetime,” said Anne Castle, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.

Landsat 5 images: much of Oman is desert, but the Arabian Sea coast in the Dhofar region represents a startling difference in climate. This coastal region catches the monsoon rains, or khareef, during the summer months. Drenching rains fall primarily on the mountainous ridge that separates the lush, fertile areas along the coast from the arid interior, recharging streams, waterfalls and springs that provide plentiful water supplies in the fertile lowlands for the remainder of the year. Photo: USGS

“Any major event since 1984 that left a mark on this Earth larger than a football field was likely recorded by Landsat 5, whether it was a hurricane, a tsunami, a wildfire, deforestation, or an oil spill,” said USGS Director Marcia McNutt.

Landsat 5 images: southern Africa’s Okavango River spreads across the pale, parched landscape of northern Botswana to become the lush Okavango Delta. The delta forms where the river empties into a basin in the Kalahari Desert, creating a maze of lagoons, channels and islands where vegetation flourishes, even in the dry season, and wildlife abounds. Photo: USGS

For more than a quarter of a century, Landsat 5 has observed our changing planet. It has recorded the impact of natural hazards, climate variability and change, land use practices, development and urbanisation, ecosystem evolution, increasing demand for water and energy resources, and changing agricultural demands worldwide.

Landsat images: the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world, continues to shrink and is now 10 percent of its original size. The UN recently called the drying up of the Aral Sea one of the planet’s most shocking disasters. Picture: USGS

Vital observations of the Mount Saint Helens eruption, Antarctica, the Kuwaiti oil fires, the Chernobyl disaster, rainforest depletion, major wildfires and floods, urban growth, global crop production, and ice shelf expansion and retreat have helped increase our understanding and awareness of the impact of humans on the land.

Simon Crerar is News Limited’s Visual Story Editor, follow him at twitter.com/simoncrerar

Summernats breaks burnout world record

Source: News

Summernats festival

Thousands of spectators packed the burn out arena to watch 50 cars taking part in the Guinness World Record attempt for a simultaneous burnout. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Daily Telegraph

Summernats kicks off

Spectacular restorations and modifications are on show in Canberra as part of the annual revheads paradise that is Summernats

SUMMERNATS 26 has broken a Guinness World Record for the most simultaneous burnouts – although it was hard to confirm it through the thick blanket of smoke.

Minutes after the attempt Chris Sheedy from Guinness World Records told the 10,000 plus crowd at Canberra’s EPIC showgrounds that exactly 69 cars had managed to complete the 30 second burnout required.

The novelty of the number was celebrated by Summernats punters.

“It’s particularly an Australian kind of record,” Mr Sheedy told reporters.

“If someone broke it elsewhere in the world, I think Australians would be offended.”

His greatest concern about the record had been that the cars were placed so close together.

“When cars are burning out, we know that they do tend to slide sideways,” he said.

“But they did an incredible job and not even one of them slid.”

It was one of those events that was “incredibly hard” to organise, which deterred people from breaking the record, he added.

The burnout blanketed the entire area with white and pink smoke, caused by the complete shredding of tyres that cost about $500 to $600 each.

For about 15 seconds during the burnout observers were unable to see past the person standing next to them, and after the event firefighters had to put out one or two small rubber fires on the purposely built burnout pad.

Over 200 street machines took to the nation’s capital in the annual Summernats festival. Picture: Gary Ramage Source: The Daily Telegraph

Summernats co-owner Andy Lopez said the attempt had taken months to organise and more than 200 staff were involved in pulling the event together on the day.

“We had to do 50 cars at least to break the world record, and in typical Summernats fashion we smashed it with 69,” he said.

“Actually being able to get 69 of the cars that are prepared to smash some tyres just for the sake of making a record is a once in a lifetime thing.

“I heard about 30 tyres blow during it – it’s a bit of a rubber bath out here.”

Summernats continues until Sunday.

Star Wars creator George Lucas engaged

Tying the knot: George Lucas and Mellody Hobson at the Cannes film festival back in 2010.

STAR Wars creator George Lucas is engaged.

A spokeswoman for Lucasfilm Ltd says the 68-year-old director is engaged to 43-year-old investment firm president Mellody Hobson. No other details were provided.

Hobson serves as chairman of DreamWorks Animation and is a financial contributor to US network ABC’s Good Morning America.

Lucas helped to launch the modern blockbuster age with his Star Wars sagas and Indiana Jones adventures. The original Star Wars still stands as the No.2 film in terms of tickets sold domestically, behind only Gone with the Wind.

Lucas has three children: Amanda, Katie and Jett. He was previously married to film editor Marcia Lucas from 1969 to 1983.

Disney completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise from Lucas for $US4.06 billion in cash and stock last month.

Interview with Pete Holevas: Greek-American U.S. Marine

Interview with Pete Holevas: Greek-American U.S. Marine

By: Markos Papadatos

Pete Holevas was inspired to enroll into the U.S. Marines since he wanted to give back to his country. On Dec. 29, he chatted with the Hellenic News’ Markos Papadatos about his experiences in the military.

His parents are originally from Nafpaktos and he has been to Greece twice in his life and he intends on going there again. ,“I am proud to have Greek blood and I have lots of heart, I think it’s because of that ‘Spartan blood.’ I go to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing, Queens, whenever I am home,” he said.

He also wanted to make his family proud since many of his family members were in the military and he wanted to carry on that tradition with pride. “This is why I chose to join the most elite fighting force in the world,” he said.

Pete’ boot camp training began on Sept. 11, 2012 and he became a Marine on Dec. 1. “My contract with them is for six years and down the road I will be thinking about re-enlisting. I love it,” he exclaimed.

According to Pete, he remarked, “Marines live by the core values of honor, courage and commitment. They taught me that very well and I am more disciplined and I have more respect now. My parents are proud of what the Corps has done for me and I am very happy that I adopted all of these values and I am using them in my everyday life.”

His greatest influences in life include his family, especially his mother. In addition, he has looked up to his drill instructors that worked hard for three months to turn him from a civilian to a United States Marine.

Regarding his plans for the future, he stated, “I am a reservist and I have the opportunity to come back home after all my training. I plan on getting my Bachelor’s Degree at the John Jay College in criminal justice, in an effort to become a police officer in the future and I hope to simultaneously be a Marine.”

For the Greek-American youth who wish to enlist in the U.S. military, Pete advises them to join. “The benefits the military gives you are good but especially the pride and the honor it is to serve the best country in the world is very reassuring. My advice is to join after high school and get a good job in the military and start your career there.”

To all the Greek-American people that have supported Pete throughout his journey as a U.S. Marine, he stated, “I would like to thank all Greek-Americans that supported me while I was in boot camp, especially the Greek Church which gave me lots of faith in God to never give up.”

“I would like to thank everyone who supports the military. I joined to serve and fight for the American people so that they can go to sleep at night and not have to worry about their lives being in danger. I love the Marine Corps and I would like to extend my gratitude towards the Greek-American community for their support,” Pete concluded.