Videos and photos from the 2019 Oxi Courage and Service Awards
Washington, DC, November 26, 2019 — The Washington Oxi Day Foundation invites you to be inspired by the 2019 Oxi Courage and Service honorees who were recognized in Washington, DC on October 24, 2019.
As the Greeks have throughout time, particularly during WWII, our honorees today continue to prove that moral courage can be stronger than military might.
Videos of Oxi Courage Honorees
Oxi Courage Award Recipient (female): internationally acclaimed journalist and critic of the Philippines’ government Maria Ressa
- Watch philanthropist Danialle Karmanos introduction and Ressa’s acceptance remarks here
Oxi Courage Award Recipient (male): Washington Post contributor and critic of the Saudi government Jamal Khashoggi (posthumously)
- Watch Senator Bob Menendez introduction and Mohamed Soltan acceptance remarks here
Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award Recipient: Greek Jews Martyred in Auschwitz Revolt on the 75th Anniversary of their resistance
- Watch Chairman of the Holocaust Museum Howard Lorber introduction and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack Jacobs‘ acceptance remarks here
Additional Moments from the Oxi Courage Awards
- Watch remarks by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros here
- Watch remarks by the Ambassador of Greece to the United States Haris Lalacos here
- Watch Philotimo Scholarship presentation by Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation Co-Trustee The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis here
- Watch remarks by Washington Oxi Day Foundation President and Founder Andy Manatos here
- Watch opening remarks by Washington Oxi Day Foundation Executive Director Mike Manatos here
- Photos from the evening may be found here
Videos of Oxi Service Honorees
Oxi Service Award Recipient: WWI Veteran Vasilios S. Haseotes
- Watch Sister Therese Antone‘s introduction and great grandson Harry Murphy‘s acceptance remarks here
Oxi Service Award Recipient: WWII Veteran Alex G. Spanos
- Watch former Congressman Darrell Issa‘ introduction and grandsons Phillip Ruhl and Michael Spanos‘ acceptance remarks here
Michael Jaharis Service Award Recipient: Vietnam Veteran John P. Calamos, Sr.
- Watch Jaharis Family Foundation Executive Director Peggy Nicholson introduction and Calamos’ acceptance remarks here
Additional Moments from the Oxi Service Awards
- Watch remarks by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros here
- Watch remarks by US Senator Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, here
- Watch remarks by Greek Defense Attaché Col. Vasileios Lampropoulos here
- Watch keynote address by Lt. Gen Andrew Poppas here
- Watch remarks by Washington Oxi Day Foundation President and Founder Andy Manatos here
- Watch opening remarks by Washington Oxi Day Foundation Executive Director Mike Manatos here
- Photos from the ceremony may be found here