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.
Gretel Daugherty
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.
By
Charles Ashby
Saturday, August 11, 2012
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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