AHEPA, the leading organization of Greek Americans, on Saturday, Sunday and last Monday, May 27, organized events of honor and memory throughout the US  for Greek Americans and their fellow Americans who sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom and Democracy. On Saturday, May 25, dozens of AHEPA officers and members gathered at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and laid a wreath at the monument to the Unknown Soldier and placed flowers at the graves of the 600 Greek-Americans who rest in that Cemetery. According to Ahepa's announcement, this is an annual tradition that began in 1949.

Despite the rainstorm and cold weather, hundreds of Greeks, Greek Americans and Philhellenes flocked to the streets, along with over 100 Greek American Organizations and 40 floats, to celebrate the 202^nd Greek Independence Day Parade on 5th Avenue.

"Today, Greece is a vibrant democracy with a thriving economy. A country that has managed to overcome a very painful economic crisis. A country that offers hope to its young people again," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed in his speech during a dinner with representatives of Greek-American organizations, in the context of his visit to the USA.