Tuesday 25 September, at the Embassy of the United States of America in Rome, in the presence of the Deputy Chief of the Air Force, general of air squadron Settimo Caputo, representing the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General of the air team Enzo Vecciarelli, took place the ceremony of delivery of the "Legion of Merit" to the general of aerial team Luca Goretti, former Defense Attaché and Defense Cooperation at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, and current president of the ordinary commission official progress.
In the meaningful ceremony, if the US ambassador to Italy, Lewis M. Eisenberg, after reading the motivation behind the granting of the honor in question, conferred by the president of the USA, underlined how the work of the gen. Goretti as a defense officer has been distinguished by exceptional merits, which have allowed the development of bilateral relations between the two countries, placing it as a point of reference for the community of foreign employees in the US, which with rare leadership and extraordinary ability initiative has allowed the achievement of very important goals, playing a crucial role in organizing meetings at the highest level between the exponents of the defense of the two nations.
In his speech of thanksgiving the gen. Goretti spoke about the positive experience experienced as a Defense Officer in the USA, Canada and Mexico, which allowed him to learn more about these countries and appreciate the human and professional relationships established there, which are a memory that will always keep in the heart .
The gen. sa Luca Goretti served as a defense officer in the USA from the 24 in August 2015 to the 25 in August 2018, from the Cabinet of the Minister of Defense, where he had previously held the position of Deputy Head of Cabinet.
La Legion of Merit it is a military decoration of the United States of America, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt the 20 July 1942, and granted to members of the US Army and the allied nations. It is the only American decoration divided into degrees and is the sixth in the order of the highest American decorations, after the Medal at the Higher Defense Service and before the Cross at the aeronautical value. His drawing resumes that of the French Legion d'Honneur.
