The parade of the banner of a regiment of Alpini in arms is one of the traditional appointments of each National Alpine Gathering, which opened this morning with the flag-raising ceremony with the notes of the hymn of Mameli performed by the Fanfara of the Alpine Brigade Taurinense.
The town of Abruzzo that hosts the 88 / a Adunata is from 1975 the headquarters of the 9 ° regiment of the Alps, which frames the famous battalion L'Aquila, whose motto "D'Aquila Penne, ugne di Leonessa" was coined by Gabriele D ' Announcement starting from three localities considered as a basin for the recruitment of the Alpini of Abruzzo.
Source: Alpine Troops Command
