In the presence of the war flag, decorated with a knight's cross of the military order of Italy, a silver medal for military valor and a silver of merit, and under the command of the commander, Colonel Gianfranco Giuseppe Francescon, the volunteers of the 2 block called their "Lo Giuro!" in unison.
At the event, chaired by the commander of the training unit group, Brigadier General Gabriele Toscani De Col, were present military, civil and religious authorities of the city and province of Verona and representatives of the Istituto della Nastro Azzurro and of the combat and associations. weapon.
The 2 block 2014 is named after Lieutenant Domenico Rossi, Alpine engineer, who fell on the Russian front in the second world war, decorated with the war cross on the field and awarded the gold medal for military valor to the memory. The volunteers of the 2 block 2014, after this first step that officially sanctions their entry into the large family of the Italian army, will continue the basic training process to be transferred to the various agencies and departments of the armed force.
The 85 ° "Verona" is one of the 4 voluntary training regiments, employed by the command grouping training units, in charge of the activities of incorporation and basic training of the volunteers in fixed pre-established 1 year.
Source: Command for Training, Specialization and Army Doctrine
