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USS Charrette
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USS Charrette was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War. Entering
USS Charrette at Boston, Massachusetts on 4 August 1943
USS Charrette at Boston, Massachusetts on 4 August 1943
Velos (D16) as a naval museum in the Gulf of Faliro in Athens, 3 June 2006, 64 years after her launch
Velos (D16) as a naval museum in the Gulf of Faliro in Athens, 3 June 2006, 64 years after her launch
Velos on 3 June 2006, view to stern: The aft 127 mm (5 in) gun and depth charge track can be seen. There, Commander Pappas declared his allegiance to
Velos on 3 June 2006, view to stern: The aft 127 mm (5 in) gun and depth charge track can be seen. There, Commander Pappas declared his allegiance to democracy, in the background the reconstructed Olympias trireme.
Velos on 20 May 2006: Amidships view to bow and bridge, the 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes and 76 mm (3 in) AA guns can be seen. Note the rank flag flow
Velos on 20 May 2006: Amidships view to bow and bridge, the 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes and 76 mm (3 in) AA guns can be seen. Note the rank flag flown at the foremast displacing downward the commissioning pennant revealing that the ship is regarded as in commission.
Greek junta
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The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew a caretaker government a month before sch
USS Charrette
…Cyprus crisis), and 1987. On 25 May 1973, Velos, under the command of Nikolaos Pappas, while participating in a NATO exercise and to protest against the dictatorship in Greece, anchored at Fiumicino, Italy, and refused to return to Greece. When in patrol with other NATO vessels between Italy and Sardinia (85 nautical miles…
Gyaros, a prison island for dissidents
Gyaros, a prison island for dissidents
The cell of officer Spyros Moustaklis in EAT-ESA building. During a torture session, he suffered brain trauma and was left paralyzed.
The cell of officer Spyros Moustaklis in EAT-ESA building. During a torture session, he suffered brain trauma and was left paralyzed.
Later President of Greece, Magistrate Christos Sartzetakis was discharged and imprisoned by the junta due to his investigation on Lambrakis' murder.
Later President of Greece, Magistrate Christos Sartzetakis was discharged and imprisoned by the junta due to his investigation on Lambrakis' murder.
Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967
Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967