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SATURDAY, JULY 5 - SUNDAY, JULY 6 , 2014 Happy July 4th from The National Herald ! The National Herald T H D E L N A AT ER IONAL H www.thenationalherald.com THIS CELEBRATORY INSERT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF : INVALUABLE SUPPORTER: Anonymous / George Marcus / Spiros & Amalia Spireas , Sigmapharm Laboratories GRAND SUPP ORTER: George Behrakis / John Catsimatides / EYDAP / Aggeliki Frangou, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Ted and Erica Spyropoulos SUPPORTER: Nikos Andriotis / Merkourios Angeliades / Atlantic Bank of New York / Tom & Kathy Kourkoumelis, United Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. / Dr. Sotirios Vahaviolos, Mistras Group GOOD FRIEND: Kostas Antonopoulos / Ionian Management Inc. / Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens / Stephanos Tserpelis FRIEND: Anonymous / Dr. Anastasios Kassapidis / George Kitsios 2 4th of July Special THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 5, 2014 201841/55 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 5, 2014 4th of July Special 3 Drs. Spiro & Amalia Spireas and Sigmapharm Laboratories Wishing all a glorious 4th of July. Happy Independence Day. God Bless America. Innovative Pharmaceutical Formulations, Maximizing Drug Therapy. Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC 3375 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020 Tel.: (215) 352-6655 - Fax: (215) 352-6644 www.sigmapharm.com 201520/11 4 4th of July Special THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 5, 2014 The Rangos family dedicates this message to our troops… As we celebrate the birth of our great nation, it is vital to remember the immense sacrifice of those who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to liberate us from colonial rule 238 years ago. The Fathers of our country foresaw a future full of promise in a land where people could live, work and pursue their cultural way of life free from oppression of any kind, so the Fathers established a brilliant system of gov - ernment guaranteeing rights to all, regardless of race, color or creed. We now find ourselves living in a more tolerant and just society because of their vision, which established the greatest democracy the world has ever known. As Americans of Greek heritage, we feel an even greater sense of pride and satisfaction, precisely because democ - racy was born in Greece centuries ago, and also because those democratic ideals are still guiding principles for Western Civilization today. The free world, for which America continues to be the great beacon of light, remains indebted to Greece not only for Greek genius, but also for Greek valor. The blood of our ancestors – which they spilled while liberating themselves from Ottoman tyranny in 1821, and which they shed time and time again to advance the cause of freedom in the First and Second World Wars – has helped water the rich soil of freedom far beyond the borders of Greece, and their sacrifice spans the spectrum of time. So as we celebrate Independence Day this year, let us be mindful of our forbears and their genius – and their sacrifice on the field of battle – and let us also pray for the safety and wellbeing of American troops, who keep us safe from terror and guard our precious freedoms with their vigilant courage, and all too often with their very lives. The Rangos family wishes every American, along with the National Herald, a Happy 4th of July. The Rangos Foundation actively supports various institutions and programs which benefit education, healthcare and humanitarian causes all over the world ENRICHING MINDS Duquesne University - The Rangos School of Health Sciences Carnegie Mellon University - CMU Information Networking Institute Cooperative Exchange with Athens Institute of Technology Carnegie Science Center - The Rangos Omnimax Theater ADVANCING HEALTHCARE Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh - The John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center and John G. Rangos - Massimo Trucco Diabetes Center Johns Hopkins University - The John G. Rangos Sr. Life Sciences Building and the John G. Rangos Sr. Professorship of Adult Medicine ENHANCING LIVES AND PRESERVING HISTORY IOCC - International Orthodox Christian Charities Congressional Medal of Honor Society - CMOH Foundation 201846/35 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 5, 2014 4th of July Special 5 The Founders of FAITH salute and celebrate the citizens and heroes of the United States of America for their courage and heroism in promoting and preserving freedom and democracy in our great Nation. BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism supports the development of innovative educational, cultural, and scholarship programs that promote an understanding of the Orthodox faith, Hellenism, and the relationship of the two to America’s history and multicultural landscape. By promoting education and excellence through Hellenism and Orthodoxy to the young people and bright stars of our community, the potential for a positive impact on the future of the community and our country is tremendous: FAITH Birthright Hellas Scholarship Program, we provide financial scholarships for young people to travel to Greece through Ionian Village. FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence Programs challenge young talented and intelligent Greek Americans to attain (and sustain) excellence by offering several college scholarships. This year special consideration will be given to high school students pursuing their college studies in the S.T.E.M fields. Ta Ellinika Mou, a series of new textbooks developed to enrich Greek language instruction in the classrooms of Greek Language programs, enhances the learning experience for our youngest children and their teachers FAITH-Fulbright Foundation of Greece Scholarship Program encourages international educational exchanges and scholarly collaboration among scholars and institutions between the United States of America and Greece and more… For more information, please visit our website: www.faithendowment.org 3169/xx 6 4th of July Special THE NATIONAL HERALD, JULY 5, 2014 The National Herald A Greek Fourth - Jefferson in Athens A weekly publication of the By Sophia S. Huling NATIONAL HERALD, INC. her traveling companion, Jeanne, as she proclaimed (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), one of the most enduring statements in the English reporting the news and How does an American celebrate the Fourth of July language from Thomas Jefferson’s masterpiece. addressing the issues of away from home? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all In the birthplace of democracy, of course. men are created equal, that they are endowed by their paramount interest to the Greek On the last day of a three-week, post-college Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among American community of the European vacation – which just happened to be July these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” United States of America. 4, 2011 – two red-white-and-blue-clad American read Jeanne. women thought it only appropriate to stand before Courtney and Jeanne punctuated their tribute with Publisher-Editor the ancient Agora in Athens and read the famous a reverent rendition of “America the Beautiful,” and Antonis H. Diamataris document it inspired: the Declaration of followed it up with a toast to their country with a pair Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Independence. of very American – or should we say Greek – cans of Veta H. Diamataris Amid the rumble of motorcycles and casual Greek “Coca-Cola Light.” street conversations, under the blazing Greek sun and Jeanne reads the Declaration of Independence in Papadopoulos the timeless peaks of the Acropolis, Courtney filmed To America! front of Athens’ ancient Agora Special Section Editor Sophia Stratakis Huling Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros Marketing & Design Director I Pledge Allegiance… to the Serapis Flag… Anna Angelidakis 37-10 30th Street of the United States of America LIC, NY 11101-2614 Tel: (718)784-5255 Fax: (718)472-0510, By Constantinos E. Scaros e-mail: phones, Jones and [email protected] other fighters in the A beautiful alternative field, or sea, of battle, Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, version of “Stars and Stripes” thousands of miles Athens, 10671, Greece or “Old Glory,” the names we from home, didn’t get Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598 Americans lovingly give to the the memo. Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776 more traditional version of our What did the e-mail: [email protected] country’s flag, is known as the American flag look Serapis Flag. It is also like, Jones and his sometimes called the John Paul men wondered. Based Jones Flag, named after the on a description given naval commander whose sea by Franklin and John battle necessitated its creation, Adams to the or the Franklin Flag, named Ambassador of Naples after a description by Benjamin (now a city in Italy, Franklin of what the American but which did not flag looks like, on which the become reunited with Serapis Flag was based. that country until While even many among almost a century later, the most ardent American in 1861): “the flag of patriots know nothing about the United States of this version of the flag, a quote America consists of from with the Battle of thirteen stripes, Flamborough Head, which alternately red, white, resulted in its creation, is far and blue; a small more likely to strike a familiar square in the upper chord: “I have not even begun angle, next the to fight!” flagstaff, is a blue Those were the words field, with thirteen uttered by Captain Jones, from white stars, denoting aboard his ship, the a new constellation.” Bonhomme Richard, in If you find yourself at sea fighting for your country, and your life, as John Paul Jones did in 1779, and And that’s exactly response to British taunts while you need an American flag in a jiffy, it might turn out to look like this one! what the Jones crew battling on the North Sea off created. In they sailed the coast of Yorkshire against into the sunset and live happily There were battles on the high a flag, lest he be considered a with the Serapis to Holland, the British Fleet, led by a vessel ever after.