by Umberto Mucci A few words and some photos to express the sympathy for the US army while we celebrate the Memorial Day. Today, as Founder and President of We the Italians, I've paid my respect to the 7861 American soldiers buried in the Sicily Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, and to the 3.000 missing in action th...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! These last days have been very particularly busy for We the Italians: I have been able to celebrate in three different moments the bond that links Italy and the US. On May 18 Rome has hosted what probably has been the most important Italian celebratio...
READ MOREHeroes are everywhere, if we look hard enough. The honor of being grand marshal for Monday's Memorial Day parade in Goshen has been bestowed on John B. Cristiano, 87, of Goshen, N.Y. Cristiano immigrated with his family from Castlegrande, Italy, in 1947. His father had been crossing the Atlantic to earn money in the United States to send h...
READ MORESettemilaottocentosessantuno. 7861. È il numero, impressionante, dei soldati americani (tra cui anche 17 donne crocerossine ed ausiliarie militari e civili) sepolti al cimitero militare di Nettuno, sebbene costituisca solo il 35% di coloro che morirono in combattimento dalla Sicilia alla liberazione di Roma. Il cimitero copre un'area di 31 ettari,...
READ MOREFor the last 30 years, Dominic Carnevale has faithfully planted flowers for the Memorial Day weekend in two large cement urns in front of the Vittori-Rocci Post. That ritual was rudely interrupted last week when Carnevale showed up with his flowers only to find the two urns gone, presumably stolen. Read more Source: ...
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