Chief of the Greek Firefighting Corps Panayotis Fourlas on Saturday presented the Corps' honorary emblem to the New York Fire Department in a symbolic act of recognition of the New York firefighters who perished in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

   The emblem was presented by Fourlas to the NYFD deputy chief during the annual dance of the local Fthiotis Association "Thermopyles" in Astoria.

   The Association honored five personalities from Fthiotis municipality: former caretaker prime minister Ioannis Grivas, Greek Supreme Court honorary president Vassilis Kokkinos, Fourlas, cardiosurgeon Ioannis Chloroyannis, and businessman Dimitris Angelopoulos, who was unable to attend the event.

   Also honored were Episcopal Nikiforos of Kykkou, and former Arkadia prefect Panayotis Angelopoulos.

   The attending recipients addressed brief greetings to the guests, who included Archbishop Demetrios of America, Drexel University president Dr. Panayotis Papadakis, Greece's permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis, the Consuls General of Greece and Cyprus, Dimitris Platis and Martha Mavrommati, respectively, state representative Michael Giannaris, and others. 

Source: Athens News Agency

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