GREEK ORPHAN BECOMES TOP U.S. NAVY GUNNER Published in The National Herald, April 22, 2006 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos Special to the National Herald ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ ----------------------- Within wider American Society, George Sirian, one of the pioneer Greek immigrants of the 1820's, continues to receive recognition in a fashion that no other Greek American historical figure can now claim. An orphan and refugee from the 1824 Ottoman massacre on the island of Psara, young Sirian was destined to lead an extraordinary life. For reasons lost to history, he has never received his place of honor in the annals of Greek American history. Far from recalling some obscure historical individual, George Sirian's life and career have b...