,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,pappas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & 
,mr4 ,s>banes7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,octob] #bh z ,oxi ,day to commemorate !
 anniv]s>y ( ,greek ,prime ,m9i/]       
,ioannis ,metaxas' answ] ( ,oxi6 or ,no6
 to surr5d] to ! ,axis =ces1 inflict+ a 
fatal w\nd t help$ save democracy = !   
_w4  ,:]eas ! ,national ,fasci/ ,p>ty1  
head$ by ,b5ito ,mussol9i1 impos$       
totalit>ian rule ov] ,italy f #aibb to  
#aidc2 ,:]eas ,fasci/ ,italy1 9 alliance
 ) ,nazi ,g]many1 =m$ ! ,axis =ces &    
s\ght to promote fasci/ & raci/ policies
 ?r\gh\t ,europe 9 ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii era2  
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #bh1 #aidj1 !        
,italian dictator ,b5ito ,mussol9i      
deliv]$ a #c a4m4 ultimatum to ,greek   
,prime ,m9i/] ,ioannis ,metaxas1 dem&+  
he all[ ,axis =ces to ent] ,greece or   

face w>2 ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/] ,metaxas  
answ]$ ! ,axis =ce's reque/ = surr5d] ) 
"o ^w3 ,oxi6 or ,no62 ,:]eas ,italian   
troops attack$ ! ,greek bord] h\rs lat]1
 m>k+ ! beg9n+ ( ,greece's involvem5t 9 
,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas t same morn+1 ?\s&s
 ( ,greek citiz5s took to ! /reets1     
*ant+ ,oxi61 9 honor ( ,prime ,m9i/]    
,metaxas' refusal to rel5t to fascism2  
,:]eas aft] ! _w wat*$ ! ,axis =ces     
ov]:elm #ae c\ntries 9 less ?an a ye>1  
,greece became ! fir/ to repel ! ,axis  
invasion1 lead+ ,unit$ ,/ates ,presid5t 
,frankl9 ,roosevelt to say1 ,:5 ! entire
 _w _h lo/ all hope1 ! ,greek p d>$ to  
"q ! inv9cibility ( ! ,g]man mon/]1     
rais+ aga9/ x 9 ! pr\d _s ( fre$om2     
,:]eas ,briti% ,prime ,m9i/] ,w9/on     
,*ur*ill obs]v$ ( ! ,greek p's c\rage\s 
actions1 ,h5ce we w n say t ,greeks     
fight l h]oes1 b t h]oes fight l        
,greeks2 ,:]eas ,nazi =ces _h to delay  
_! invasion ( ,russia to int]v5e 9 !    
,greco-,italian ,w> to ensure ! ultimate
 surr5d] ( ,greece & ! ,greek p's       

spirit$ resi/ance2 ,:]eas ?is delay     
caus$ ! ,nazi regime to face a brutal   
,russian w9t] :i* h9d]$ _! advance &    
ultimately l$ to _! ev5tual defeat2     
,:]eas ! ,greek p's brav]y *ang$ !      
trajectory ( ! w>1 lead+ ,hitl]'s ,field
 ,m>%al & ,*ief ( ,/aff ,wilhelm ,keitel
 to say1 ,! ,greeks delay$ by two or m  
vital mon?s ! ,g]man attack aga9/       
,russia2 if we did n h ?is long delay1 !
 outcome ( ! w> w\ld h be5 diff]5t2     
,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/] ,*ur*ill conclud$ t
 if !re _h n be5 ! virtue & c\rage ( !  
,greeks1 we d n "k :i* ! outcome ( ,_w  
,w> ,,ii w\ld h be52 ,:]eas ?is 0 a     
consequ5tial victory = fre$om &         
democracy 9 ! mod]n _w &1 at ! "t1 an   
act t inspir$ & gave hope to ! free _w2 
,:]eas1 s9ce #aidb1 ,oxi ,day has be5   
celebrat$ 9 ,greece & ,cyprus on ,octob]
 #bh1 commemorat+ ,greece's refusal to  
submit to fascism2 & ,:]eas1 ,octob]    
#bh1 #bjai1 w\ld be an appropriate date 
to designate z ,oxi ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 

supports ! designation ( ,oxi ,day 9    
commemoration ( ,greece's refusal to    
submit to ! ,axis ,p[]s dur+ ,_w ,w>    
,,ii1 not+ t ?is resi/ance likely l$ to 
! ultimate defeat ( ,nazi ,g]many2 &    
7#b7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
support & p>ticipate 9 appropriate      
c]emonies1 programs1 & o!r activities 9 
obs]vance ( su* a day ( remembrance4