The handover between Brigadier General Alberto Vezzoli and the Parisian Fabio Majoli took place today, in full compliance with the rules for combating and preventing the spread of the infection from COVID-19.
In the sixteenth-century cloister of the “Di Prampero” barracks in Udine, after almost three years in Friuli, General Vezzoli gave up command of the brigade. During the period spent driving the black feathers of the "Julia", General Vezzoli led the brigade for the first time in command of the "Safe Roads" operation in Rome, from June to December 2019, and for the fifth time in Afghanistan, in conformation Multinational Land Force, for the NATO “Resolute Support” mission, from July 2020 to January 2021.
The ceremony was attended by all war flags of the departments of the “Julia”, units located in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige and Veneto. Army Corps General Claudio Berto, commander of the Alpine troops, presided over the ceremony as the highest military authority, as well as representatives of the Slovenian, Hungarian and US Armed Forces. As evidence of the strong bond of "Julia" with the territory were present if the prefect dott. Massimo Marchesiello, the mayor of the Municipality of Udine, the Hon. Pietro Fontanini, the Regional Councilor for Finance, Barbara Zilli, representing the Regional Council of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the president of the National Alpine Association, Sebastiano Favero, Professor Paola Carnielli Del Din, Gold Medal for Military Valor and the president of the FVG Regional Council, Piero Mario Zanin.
General Vezzoli in his farewell speech wanted to underline his satisfaction with what has been achieved together in these two years and nine months, expressing his gratitude for the professionalism and the sacrifices made.
General Fabio Majoli, who recently left the post of Chief of Staff of the Alpine Troop Command in Bolzano, expressed his deep gratitude to the commander of the Alpine troops for the honor of the position of commander of the "Julia" assigned to him. . General Majoli, addressing the mayor, greeted all the citizens of Udine, stating that "the black feathers of the" Julia "" are and will always be at your disposal ".
As a premise of the ceremony, the two commanders, accompanied by an armed picket and the fanfare of the "Julia" alpine brigade, placed a laurel wreath at the brigade's war memorials located within the same headquarters in Via Sant'Agostino , at the Ossuary Temple and at the Tempietto in Piazza Libertà in Udine.
