25th March

[Wdll]

It's a national holiday here in Greece, so, here is a link with some nice videos from here.

Some Army (mostly) videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DY46APkuuQ&feature=player_embedded
Not 100% sure 1-2 of them are from Greece, but the rest they are.

Navy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE6biUevH34&feature=player_embedded
Apart from one that I am not sure, the rest are.


taken from
http://www.defencenet.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11373&Itemid=139

[EJ]

Why is today a national holiday in Greece?

[Wdll]

25th March 1821 the official day of the start of the war of independence against the ottoman empire.
(there were more in the previous centuries, but didn't end well)