The resistance march organized by the Danish contingent of KFOR took place yesterday in Kosovo. The test consists in following a bumpy itinerary of 25 kilometers and, in the most extreme version, of 40 kilometers wearing individual equipment of at least 10 kilos.
Among the 1000 participants from 14 nations, the Italian contingent of KFOR stood out particularly in the 25 km, for the fourth absolute place of the major corporal chosen Angelo Plantamura, who completed the test in 2 hours and 52 minutes and placement of the major corporal Carmen Arnò, second, among the over 70 women participating, in the female category, with a final time of 3 hours and 50 minutes.
The major corporal chosen Angelo Plantamura actual to the 28esimo "Pavia" regiment, based in Pesaro, and the corporal major Carmen Arnò of Multinational CIMIC Group, of Motta di Livenza, are employed in Kosovo as part of the Joint Regional Detachment Center (JRD-C), as operators of Liaison Monitoring Team (LMT).
Among the 300 participants, who tested themselves in the 40 kilometers, the Army sergeant Pierpaolo Cinus stood out, second overall with 5 hours and 22 minutes. The NCO, effective at the 14 ° infrastructure department of Cagliari, is employed in Kosovo at the Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W).
The "Dancon March" (Danish Contingent) resistance march is a tradition that dates back to 1972, from the year the Danish contingent was deployed in Cyprus, and has since been organized by the Danish military in theaters of operation. The purpose of the event is to raise funds to support Danish veterans and to support wounded soldiers in operation.
The commander of KFOR, general of division Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, at the end of the march, congratulated the Italian military for the commitment shown and for the excellent results achieved, underlining how important it is for each soldier to have as well as an excellent professional preparation also excellent physical training.
