Live Event Schedule

Thursday October 28, 2021

2:30 pm
Oxi Service Awards

Presentation of the Oxi Service Awards and Calamos Service Award

The National World War II Memorial, 17th Street, NW between Constitution and Independence Avenues

U.S. and Greek National Anthems: Ariana George

Remarks: Andrew E. Manatos, Washington Oxi Day Foundation President and Founder

Keynote: Lt. Gen. Andrew Poppas, Highest-ranking Greek-American in the U.S. Armed Forces

Calamos Service Award

Vietnam War Veteran: Peter J. Vergados

Introduced by John P. Calamos, Sr., Decorated Vietnam War Veteran

Oxi Service Award

Korean Var Veteran: Stephen Cherpelis

Introduced by Col. Panagiotis Vlachopoulos, Greek Defense Attaché

Vasilios S. Haseotes Service Award

WWII Veteran: Efthemios J. “Tim” Bentas

Introduced by Mike Manatos, Washington Oxi Day Foundation Executive Director

6:00 pm
Cocktails
7:30 pm
Oxi Courage Awards

The Capitol View, 400 North Capitol Street NW - rooftop

National Anthems of the U.S. and the Hellenic Republic: Ariana George

Mike Manatos
Executive Director, Washington Oxi Day Foundation

Video: World Leaders Praise #OXIcourage

Greeting: Ambassador of Greece to the U.S. Alexandra Papadopoulou

Video: You Should Too

Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award

Honoree: His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Worldwide spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians

Introduced by: Mike Psaros, Washington Oxi Day Foundation
Advisory Board Member

Andrew Manatos, Washington Oxi Day Foundation President and Founder

Video: Greeting from The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Introduced by: George Marcus, Washington Oxi Day Foundation
Advisory Board Member

Video: “The Greek Secret” of Philotimo

Philotimo Scholarship Award

Introduced by: The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis, Trustee, Nicholas J. & Anna K. Bouras Foundation

Remarks: Nicholas Logothetis, Washington Oxi Day Foundation Advisory Board Member

Video: Oxi Courage Continues to Inspire

Video: Cliffs of Freedom

Remarks: C. Dean Metropoulos, Metropoulos & Co

Oxi Courage Award

Honoree: Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Jailed leader of Cuba’s anti-government protests

Introduced by: Senator Bob Menendez, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman

Accepted by: Anamely Ramos

Honoree: Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s first female and youngest mayor

Introduced by: Danialle Karmanos

Friday, October 29, 2021

9:00 am
Wreath Laying Ceremony

Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Honorees

Honorees

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Zarifa Ghafari

Afghanistan’s first female and youngest mayor

The Oxi Courage Award

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Jailed leader of Cuba’s anti-government protests

The Oxi Courage Award

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Worldwide spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians

The Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award

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Efthemios J. “Tim” Bentas

For Service in World War II

Vasilios S. Haseotes Service Award

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Pete Vergados

For Service in the Vietnam War

Calamos Service Award

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Stephen Cherpelis

For Service in the Korean War

Oxi Service Award

Presenters

Presenters

The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis

John Calamos

Danialle Karmanos

Nick Logothetis

Andrew Manatos

Mike Manatos

George Marcus

Dean Metropoulos

Ambassador of Greece to the US Alexandra Papadopoulou

Lt. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas

Michael Psaros

Sponsors

2021 Sponsors

This important activity in Washington, DC is made possible by the generous support of the following individuals and organizations:

Platinum Sponsors

The Vasilios S. & Aphrodite B. Haseotes Family Foundation

Gold Sponsors

The John P. Calamos Foundation

Manatos & Manatos

Silver Sponsors

The Nicholas J. & Anna K. Bouras Foundation

Jim Chanos

Stephen & Arete Cherpelis family

Danialle & Pete Karmanos, , Jr.

Libra Group

George & Judy Marcus

Metropoulos Family Foundation

James & Theodore Pedas Family Foundation

Michael & Robin Psaros

Bronze Sponsors

Leon & Robyn Andris

Atlantic Bank of New York

Costa Navarino

Dennis & Karen Mehiel

The Mistras Family

John & Marisa Payiavlas & AVI Foodsystems, Inc.

Gerry & Jeannie Ranglas

Corina Gerontis & John Stratakis

The Vasiliou Family

In Memory of Stephen G. & Thelma S. Yeonas

The T.K. Zampetis Family Foundation

Supporters

AHEPA

AHI

Drake & Maria Behrakis

Demetri & Georgia Halakos

Gus Kalaris and Axios Wines

Costa & Allyson Sideridis

Lea Soupata & Sotirios Zervoulias

Mariyana Spyropoulos

Theodore Vakrinos & Helen Abadzi

Pavlos Vardinoyannis

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