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Celebrations for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army cancelled

Rome, Italy - Only the deposition of a laurel wreath at the Unknown Soldier Sacellum

No ceremony today at Tor di Quinto military hippodrome, Rome, for the 145th anniversary of Italian Army foundation (see AVIONEWS for details). There was only the deposition of a laurel wreath at the "Altare della Patria" by Italian Army Chief of Staff, General Filiberto Cecchi, at 8:30 this morning, in the presence of a military delegation. The cancellation of celebrations, a statement says, is a mourning...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 140171
Rome, Italy, 05/04/2006 12:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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