Andrea Adorno, Gastone Breccia
Ed. Mondadori
pp. 176
A book that tastes of life. Of what starts in southern Italy, in Catania, and then flies to the cold of Bolzano. A life made of pains for prematurely missed affections, of real and metaphorical falls, of licenses forced for reasons of health and of others pleasant for love. A life that has the flavor of the fatigue of training, of the courage in the missions abroad, of the color of true friendships. The life of a soldier: the then chief corporal chief of the 4 regiment "Monte Cervino"Of the Italian Army, Andrea Adorno.
A life that changes in a moment: that of 16 July 2010 when, during a raid operation in the village of Bozbai located on the right bank of the river Murghab, Adorno is surprised together with his companions by the violent reaction of the Afghan insurgents. In the firefight he is seriously injured, but he continues to fight to protect his platoon's soldiers until they are all safe. An act of heroism that only a dedicated and faithful soldier can perform and for which, the 4 November of the 2014, Adorno receives, at the Altar of the Fatherland, the gold medal for military valor.
"Codename: Ares"Starts from here, from the gold medal and from how that honor has changed Adorno's life; and then go back, like a time machine, to its history. An intense book, which reveals the determination, strength and courage of a man who spends his days shouting "Never strac! ", which chooses as codename that of Ares, the god of war, "because in life one must always aim high"He writes in the book and that today, in addition to serving the 62 ° infantry regiment"Sicilia"Is a member of the Paralympic Defense Sports Group. A group that approaches with suspicion, but that, with the convening of the Invictus Games in Orlando, changes his life: "I come home with a lighter heart. I will continue to train. I will improve my performance if possible. I will challenge my limits. I want to do it: the rest will come with time. Maybe even a new task, a new horizon".
A book that I recommend to read, because every action or gesture done is not in vain, because it is in the stories of others that we can find the reason to go on, the same that Adorno quotes at the beginning of the book: "No one has greater love than this: to give their lives for their friends"(John 15,13).
Anita Fiaschetti
