NY memorial planned for Greek sailors' contributions to WWII victory

The more than 2,000 Greek sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for freedom on the Atlantic Ocean, perhaps the last unsung heroes of WWII, will finally be honored thanks to the East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (EMBCA), which is seeking to build a monument to their memory in Manhattan.

Lou Katsos, the founder and president of EMBCA, which has become one of the leading cultural and professional organizations in the Greek-American community, told the 250 guests at the SS Hellas Liberty museum in Piraeus - its first event in Greece - that the monument will also be dedicated to Hellenic shipping and Hellenic-American friendship.

The event featured a panel discussion about the history, present and future of Hellenic shipping whose participants included US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt; retired Vice Admiral Ioannis Pavlopoulos, George Pateras, president...