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Honor and remembrance : a lifetime of service to our country and community / Eleftheria Post 6633, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks D 769.8 .F7 G742 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Eleftheria Post 6633 (Upper Darby, Pa.), author, issuing body.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Eleftheria Post 6633 (Upper Darby, Pa.)--History.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
- Veterans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Veterans.
- Greek Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Greek Americans.
- Soldiers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Soldiers.
- United States--History, Military--20th century.
- United States.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Participation, Greek American.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Participation, Greek American.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Iraq.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 508 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Honor & remembrance
- Place of Publication:
- [Upper Darby, Pennsylvania?] : Eleftheria VFW Post 6633, [2013]
- Summary:
- "Honor and remembrance includes: the 66-year history of the VFW Post 6633 Eleftheria's successes and heartbreaks; the military experiences of our veterans with photos including 96 narratives and 56 summaries; narratives of honorary members who died in service of our nation; stories and photos of the men and women who built the Eleftheria Post; brief histories of the nation's wars; honor and remembrance lists its deceased members and those who also served; short history of the WWII Greek battalion; Impact of WWII on the lives of people back home; Eleftheria's support to the Hellenic-American community and area Greek Orthodox churches"--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Eleftheria's history. Introduction
- The founding of Eleftheria
- Through the decades
- Community support
- Post news
- part 2. Military histories. WWII historical overview
- Freedom denied
- In the meantime
- The Greek battalion
- Korean War historical overview
- Vietnam War historical overview
- Gulf War historical overview
- Afghanistan and Iraq Wars historical overview
- Honor and remembrance
- Eleftheria membership
- part 3. Narratives and military summaries. Narratives
- Military service summaries
- They also served
- part 4. Appendicies. Glossary
- Source references.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-508).
- OCLC:
- 897913569
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