by Cpl. Olivia McDonald U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa

The American and Italian flags are carried side-by-side down the narrow streets of a Sicilian town; a symbol of the shared history of battle, loss and sacrifice. Marines and sailors with the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa Detachment A joined more than 20 U.S. service members in a parade and wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of the Battle of Troina during World War II in Troina, Sicily, Italy, Aug. 2.

This was the first time since 1959 American military personnel and the people of Troina came together, marching in unison, up the winding roads of the mountainous town, with beads of sweat pouring down their faces on the hot, summer day with their Italian counterparts in remembering the cost of that bloody battle 72 years ago.

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