A tribute to our active and fallen Greek Heroes

Our first two heroes have distinguished themselves with the ultimate sacrifice of giving their lives to keep the world safe from fires and natural disasters. Pilots Periklis Stefanidis, 27 years old, and Christos Moulas,34 years old (Περικλής Στεφανίδης, Χρήστος Μουλάς) without hesitation willingly placed themselves behind the controls of the Canadair firefighting plane, knowing the danger of the mission. Their honor, courage, commitment, and heroism are their legacy while executing their firefighting techniques in extinguishing the fires in the July 2023, fire crisis of Greece.  

Flying the long stretch of fires without a stop, break, or second thought, they kept the fires in control. Their acts correspond to preserving life, nature, and our heritage for the beauty of the Greek land, air, and ocean. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten. Heroes do not die; it is our honor to remember them and promote their bravery to the coming generations installing in them the understanding that Greece is worth fighting for during all crises, all events, natural or man-made. Their execution of fire extinguishing was absolutely remarkable, depicting courage, strength, and commitment.  

Unfortunately, their maneuvers required them to be within 30 meters of the burning ground. The evasive maneuvers through the smoke caused the wing tip of the plane to collide with a tree branch causing the seaplane's pontoons to dislodge, creating this disaster. The plane crashed, causing the immediate death of our heroes.  

We can only express these words to our heroes; "You stand relieved, we have the watch now". 

We honor them by never forgetting them, by reminding all of us, that it takes the heroic acts of such men, to make this Greece succeed.