AHEPA:Remember & Honor | Memorial Day 2024

 

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

Contact: AHEPA Headquarters Phone: 202.232.6300 E-mail: ahepa@ahepa.org From the desk of Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos Monday May 27, 2024   Remember & Honor | Memorial Day 2024 Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Today, we Remember and Honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Annually, AHEPA’s Supreme President lays a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier--a proud tradition since 1924. This year, the Supreme President will lay the wreath on June 8th. Also, AHEPA family members from the Washington, D.C. metro area gathered two days ago to memorialize those who are identified as Greek Americans or Greek Orthodox who are buried at Arlington National Cemetery, a figure that totals more than 600 gravesites. This is an annual tradition that began in 1949. Thank you to everyone who has taken time to remember our nation's fallen heroes. How does your chapter or district honor those we've lost on Memorial Day? Let us know by emailing ahepasocial@gmail.com and telling us what you've done! God bless those who fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice for Freedom. Remember & Honor. God Bless America. Fraternally,   Savas C. Tsivicos Supreme President

Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos Requests the presence of all who can attend and participate in this event.   AHEPA will unite with PSEKA on June 11, 2024, for a Candlelight Vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.   Be a part of this historic occasion, reminiscent of 1974 when AHEPA led the March on Washington for Cyprus' freedom.   Come and join us!