Presentation of the new army heraldic coat of arms

27/09/14

Thursday morning, in the presence of the Minister of Defense sen. Roberta Pinotti and the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Claudio Graziano was presented with the new coat of arms of the armed force.

The event was also attended by Dr. Francesco Galetta of the honorary and heraldic office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers who illustrated the reasons behind the simplification of the previous version of the heraldic crest dating back to the 1991.

In the new coat of arms, in particular, the sabers symbol of the Risorgimento conflict and now fallen with Austria have been eliminated, placing at the center of the shield the armor (lorica) and the helmet to symbolize the centrality of man, whose elements distinctive are: being (or motivation), "knowing how to be" (a combination of moral and ethical-military qualities) and "knowing how to do" (knowing how to apply the technical skills acquired, or leadership).

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