OXI COURAGE AWARDS
Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award
The Dalai Lama
Accepted by video
For his lifelong service to humanity, inspiring compassion and the oneness of humanity and for his unwavering dedication to non-violent resolution in the pursuit of peace and a better world.
Introduced by
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
OXI Courage Award
Victoria Roschcyhna
For her unrelenting courage, despite detainment and significant risks, in insisting on returning to the front lines on numerous occasions to expose the atrocities in Russian prisons in which she later died.
Introduced by
Danialle Karmanos
OXI Courage Award
Toomaj Salehi
For his extraordinary courage to use his lyrics as an Iranian rapper to call out the human rights abuses of the Iranian regime, despite numerous imprisonments and torture.
Introduced by
Carl Gershman
Special Remarks By
George Logothetis
Keynote Address
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Emerita
OXI SERVICE AWARDS
Vasilios S. Haseotes Service Award
Eddie Lambros
(posthumously)
WWII Veteran
Introduced by
The Haseotes Family
Calamos Service AwardColonel Mark GatanasVietnam War Veteran Introduced by |
OXI Service Award
Colonel Chris Countouriotis
Introduced by
General Andrew Poppas
The Washington Oxi Day Foundation is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization dedicated to informing American policymakers and the public about the profound role Greece played in bringing about the outcome of World War II and celebrating modern day heroes who exhibit the same courage as the Greeks did in continuing to fight to preserve and promote freedom and democracy around the world.
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