The ceremony for the ceremony took place this morning in Piazza Duomo in Messina 211th anniversary of the foundation of the Carabinieri weapona moment of strong symbolic and institutional value, which saw the participation of the main civil, military and religious authorities of Sicily and Calabria.
To preside over the commemoration was the General of the Army Corps Giovanni Truglio“Culqualber” interregional commander, who reviewed the deployment and addressed a heartfelt speech to the hundreds of those present. The ceremony united solemnity and emotion, between hymns, military honors and homage to the fallen.
Numerous participation by citizenship, in particular of the Students of the Messina schoolswho colored the event with tricolor flags, testifying to the deep bond between the population and the weapon. There were no lack of family members of the carabinieri who fell on dutythe Fighting and weapon associationsand representatives of the Sicilian and Calabrian sections of theNational Carabinieri Association.
One of the most significant moments of the morning was the Delivery of the rewards to the military who have distinguished themselves for service merits. A gesture that paid tribute to the courage, dedication and the high sense of the duty of men and women in uniform, silent but fundamental protagonists of the daily safety of the territory.
General Trugglio, in his speech, underlined “The importance of the widespread presence of the weapon as a garrison of legality and proximitynot only in difficult moments, but also in the construction of a daily relationship with citizens “. He also addressed a thought moved to the fallen and thanked the families of the military for their silent sacrifice.
