"In these days, characterized by the violence and brutality of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in the territories of Ukraine, we cannot help but remember in particular the Italian soldiers who were victims of the Second World War. of all the fallen of our Armed Forces, we dedicate this day to the feelings of peace that painfully matured in that conflict and that have given us back a Europe free of wars for over half a century ".
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, writes this on the occasion of the 93 / m national meeting of the Alpini.