Greek war hero awarded medals

Triantáfilos Patsantáres, 96, of Grand Junction waves and salutes the congregation of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church after the Rev. Luke Uhl, left, and His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah present him with a pair of medals recognizing his service to his native Greece as a corporal in the Greek Army and member of the Andártes, the Greek Resistance fighters, during World War II.



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Triantáfilos Patsantáres, 96, of Grand Junction waves and salutes the congregation of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church after the Rev. Luke Uhl, left, and His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah present him with a pair of medals recognizing his service to his native Greece as a corporal in the Greek Army and member of the Andártes, the Greek Resistance fighters, during World War II.

The Greeks are famous for their gyros, but little is known about their heroes. One such hero lives right here in Grand Junction, and now, after 70 years, has the medals to prove it. When…




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