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Greek Independence Day Observed
Drake and Maria Behrakis Lead
as Grand Marshals
at 2025 Philadelphia Greek Parade
By Aphrodite Kotrotsios
Grand Marshals Drake and Maria Behrakis
with Iphigenia Kanara, Consul General of
Greece in New York.
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