Naples: General La Gala, Commander of the Campania Legion, awards 57 Carabinieri

On the morning of November 26, in the barracks named after MOVM Brigadier Salvo D'Acquisto, headquarters of the Carabinieri Legion Command "Campania", a ceremony for the awarding of commendations a 57 military of the Arma by the Commander of the Legion, Major General Canio Giuseppe La Gala. Present at the significant moment were the Provincial Commanders of Naples, Caserta, Salerno, of the Groups of Naples, Castello di Cisterna and of the Territorial Department of Vallo della Lucania, as well as some relatives of the awarded soldiers.

A few minutes before the ceremony the Commander of the Legion received the widow and children of Marshal Major Giuseppe Franco Parisi, who died prematurely about a year ago and recipient of a Commendation for his meritorious conduct during a brilliant investigation carried out by the Maddaloni Company.

In his introductory speech General La Gala said remembered the figure of Marshal Parisi, retracing his career, and then placed the emphasis on the figure of the Carabiniere who, always, sacrificing affections and free time, works in the service of the community to improve the living conditions of the country; moving on to the Campania military, the Commander recalled their continuous and praiseworthy work, As committed to fighting common and organised crime, however, there was no lack, both in his speech and in the subsequent formal delivery, of references to actions of the Carabinieri in aid of unfortunate citizens, as three soldiers awarded today did in their intervention at a school in the province of Naples, where, thanks to first aid maneuvers, they saved a little girl's life. Among the 17 Judicial Police events and operations remember with the awards, there is also The arrest of a dangerous fugitive found in Greece from the Investigative Unit of Naples and hit by a sentenced to 14 years in prison.

A pleasant and touching unscheduled event, in addition to the delivery of the reward to the widow and children of Marshal Parisi, we had what the Commander of the Legion, recalling his very recent and heroic intervention in the collapsed building in Saviano, wanted publicly thank Brigadier Mario Michele Conte during the ceremony that just yesterday, at the completion of his 60 years, reaching the deserved leave, he was in the Legion to formally retire from his Carabiniere uniform. His gesture a few days before retirement, as recalled by General La Gala, serves as a warning and example for all the Carabinieri of the Legion.

The Brigadier's tears that flowed as he left the courtyard during the spontaneous applause of his colleagues are a authentic testimony of the Carabinieri's attachment to their fellow citizens and to the force.