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O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 12, ISSUE 618 August 15, 2009 $1.25 Theotokos Remains of Five Missing Greek Cypriot Soldiers Now Identified Central to DNA Tests Confirm the Identities of 5 Greek Orthodox Cypriot Soldiers Captured by Turkish Troops By Evan C. Lambrou more than three decades ago. Special to The National Herald “It was a cold-blooded execu- Theology tion. I can never accept this,” An- NEW YORK – The remains of 19 dreas Hadjikyriakos, a brother of people, including five Greek Cypri- one of the soldiers, told Cypriot Greek Orthodox and ot soldiers who appear surrender- state television. ing to invading Turkish troops in According to Nikos Theodosiou, Catholic Approaches iconic 1974 photographs (see page president of the Pan-Cyprian Com- 7), were found in a mass grave in mittee of Relatives of Undeclared to St. Mary’s Death the Turkish-occupied Cypriot POW’s & Missing Persons, “now it north, United Nations officials con- has been proven that the Turks By Rev. Dr. George D. Dragas firmed earlier this week. were executing prisoners of war.” Special to The National Herald The remains of the soldiers and The Turkish Foreign Ministry 14 other people, all missing since had no immediate comment. BOSTON – Next to Christ, the the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in Turkey invaded Cyprus 35 years Blessed Virgin Mary, the Theotokos 1974, were exhumed from an ago and split the island nation into (Mother of God), occupies the most abandoned well in late 2006 near an internationally recognized important place in Orthodox Chris- the occupied village of Tziaos, ac- Greek south and a renegade Turk- tianity. This is most obvious in the cording to Elias Georgiades, an offi- ish-occupied north, in response to a Orthodox liturgical tradition. cial with the U.N.-led Committee brief coup led by Athens-backed Entering into any Orthodox on Missing Persons (CMP). supporters of union with Greece. church, you first encounter the Mr. Georgiades said the soldiers’ More than 1,600 Greek Cypriots Theotokos. Her sacred icon is the families were informed last Friday, vanished during the invasion, the first you meet and venerate in the August 7, that the remains had first phase of which took place on Narthex. She appears in her prima- been identified through DNA tests. July 20, 1974. ry identity as the Mother of our Xenophon Kallis, Mr. Geor- Cypriot Government Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the giades’ assistant, said the remains Spokesman Stefanos Stefanou Incarnate Son of God, Whom she of the other 14 persons were also urged Turkey on Monday to open holds in her hands. found in the same well, but have its military archives to shed more As you move further into the not yet been identified. light on the disappearances of church, you encounter her again, The five soldiers, who were Greek Cypriot soldiers and civil- both in the main Nave and in the AP/YVES LOGGHE serving in the Cypriot National ians. Sanctuary at the most prominent It’s all part of the job Guard’s 398th Infantry Battalion, “For them to be discovered the places. You are thereby reminded were photographed by a Turkish way they were, in a well, proves that you can not church yourself NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) shakes hands with Admiral James G. Stavridis, NA- journalist at the time they were they were murdered,” he added. and approach God in Christ with- TO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (right), and Chairman of the Military Committee Admiral Gi- captured, and are photographed Cypriot Foreign Ministry out the Blessed Virgin Mother of ampaolo Di Paola (center) prior to the start of a session of the North Atlantic Council meeting at NATO kneeling with their hands behind God. She is the primary witness, headquarters in Brussels this past August 4. See story on page 7. their heads, surrounded by Turkish Continued on page 7 the new Eve, the Mother of the Sec- soldiers. ond and Last Adam, your Savior The photographer who took the and the Savior of the world. She is pictures was arrested by the Cypri- the Queen of the Church, of the ot National Guard two days later, Kingdom of God, of Angels and hu- and the film was found in his pos- man beings, and of the entire cre- Sports Writer in Soccer Hall of Fame session. The photographer after- Servant of ation, whom the King of All chose wards published the photographs as the unique vehicle of His coming By Stavros Marmarinos “Grandpa, when I grow up, I Oneonta, New York, which is home in the Turkish daily, Milliyet. God and a into the world to save it and restore Special to The National Herald don’t want to become a lawyer like to the museum. Many officials and The photographs, taken on Au- in it His eternal Kingdom of free- my father. I want to be just like VIPs were on hand to attend the gust 14 of 1974, the day the five dom, truth and love. NEW YORK – Jonathan Yannis, 7, you,” young Jonathan told the event. soldiers were taken prisoner by Friend to All The Feast of the Dormition was beaming with pride as he now-retired sports reporter. A special memorial ceremony Turkish troops (during the second (Falling Asleep) of the All-Holy proudly looked on while his grand- In a statement to The National took place on Friday, July 31 dedi- phase of the Turkish invasion of Theotokos, celebrated each year on father Alex Yannis received the Herald, Mr. Yannis said that he was cated to those individuals who Cyprus), have appeared many By Penelope Karageorge the August 15th, is the greatest fourth annual Colin Jose Media touched by the ceremony, and that were active in the world of soccer times in the Cypriot and interna- Special to The National Herald among several others which com- Award, which was handed out by he felt great pride. and had died the previous year. tional press, and became important memorate her blessed person and the National Soccer Hall of Fame of “This is the greatest honor that I There were speeches dedicated to symbols of decades-long bids by On August 16, Father Angelo life. As such, this Feast marks the America this past August 2. could have received,” he said. “I am these individuals and members of relatives of the missing to deter- Gavalas will celebrate his 83rd completion of her earthly life as her Mr. Yannis, who spent more overwhelmed by the thought that the audience were also asked to mine the fates of their loved ones. Birthday and in December, will full participation in the salvation than 35 years with The New York perhaps even hundreds of years lat- comment on other well-known soc- The missing soldiers’ families mark his sixtieth year of ordination and eternal life which God estab- Times, was honored for exceptional er people will see my name in this cer figures who had recently and Greek Cypriot officials said the as a Greek Orthodox Priest. Born in lished for humanity through Christ. soccer coverage in the United famous museum – the Hall of passed. photos and discovery of remains Nashua, N.H., the son of a priest, he But, one may ask, is this not a States, and joined the annals of the Fame.” prove the soldiers were murdered has served ministries from coast to contradiction in terms? Does not world famous soccer museum. The ceremony took place in Continued on page 5 while in custody of Turkish troops coast, from Portland, Oregon to falling asleep imply death? The an- Brooklyn, New York, and he’s made swer is both yes and no. Yes, be- a difference. cause she truly died. No, because Fr. Angelo not only walks the she did not remain in death. The talk, but lives the talk. Along with Icon of the Feast of the Dormition the light of Christianity, Fr. Angelo depicts the Theotokos’ body resting A “History emanates sincerity and genuine breathless in a bed while her soul, good-will, while manifesting enor- wrapped in swaddling clothes like Room” In mous humor and a zest for life. Peo- a newborn infant, is upheld in the ple’s memories of Father Angelo are arms of the Risen and Glorified typically vivid. “No one fills a room Christ, Who is standing behind the Every Parish with joy when he walks in like Fa- bed. ther Angelo, regardless of what he This icon is the reversal of the is going through,” related one for- usual icon of the Theotokos, which By Steve Frangos mer parishioner, “and he had ar- depicts the Virgin holding Christ in Special to The National Herald guably the finest voice of his gener- her arms. Christ holding the Vir- ation of priests. His liturgies were gin’s soul in his arms indicates her Every Greek Orthodox church in like Grand Opera – beautiful - but entry into the Kingdom of Heaven, North America should have a “His- they were also a powerful spiritual which the Incarnate Christ opened tory Room”. Ideally, this facility experience and his sermons made up for us through his saving life and should archive all the historic docu- you think.” work. It indicates, in the most con- ments, photographs and objects re- His journey as a priest began at lated to the establishment and ex- Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Continued on page 10 perience of the individual parish of Theology.

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