The event was presided over by the military commander of the army in Puglia, Brigadier General Natalino Madeddu, and the deputy inspector of the army infrastructure, Brigadier General Alfonso Barbato, attended by the widow of the De Cillis gold medal, Ms. Caterina , the sons Asia and Pierdavide, the parents and other family members of the fallen hero, in addition to the mayors, to the gonfalons of the municipalities of Bari, Bisceglie, and San Marco Evangelista and to the combat and weapon associations.
The culminating moment of the ceremony was the unveiling of the nameplates by the widow De Cillis and the reading of the motivation of the gold medal for military valor: "... operator assigned to the reclamation of improvised explosive devices, even while resting, learned of the discovery of an artifice in a village, without hesitation it was offered to effect its disarming. During this operation, after having contributed to disarticulate him, felt by the nucleus leader of the presence of a second explosive trap and of the imminent danger, exposing himself to a manifest risk of life and putting the safety of others against his own, he made a shield with his body ... Shining example of courage and altruism inspired by the best traditions of the Army. Herat (Afghanistan), 28 July 2010. "
Ms. Caterina, wife of the fallen, donated to the barracks of a display case, containing a jersey worn by De Cillis during his last mission in Afghanistan. The caption of the barracks to the major corporal MOVM chief chosen Pierdavide De Cillis, strongly desired by the Lieutenant-Colonel Guglielmo Capozza, commander of the 15 Infrastructure department, not only lends prestige to the barracks that he is asked to bring the name of the brave fallen but to the entire community that will be able to see in that name and in that tombstone the figure of a young man of ours times, expired in distant lands for ideals of freedom and justice.
Source: Military Command 'Puglia' Army
