The celebration of the 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic will take place in La Spezia on Sunday 2 June, in which the Prefect Maria Luisa Inversini and the highest civil, military and religious authorities of the province will participate.
The celebration will be held in Piazza Brin starting at 9 am, with the usual military ceremony and the awarding of the Honors of Merit of the Italian Republic. On this occasion, some students from the “E. De Amicis” of La Spezia and the kids from “Luna Blu” will read some particularly significant articles of the Italian Constitution together with the migrants. After Mameli’s anthem, the Tricolore will be unfurled by the Fire Brigade along the bell tower of the church in Piazza Brin. At the end, the guys from “Luna Blu” will offer a small refreshment to those in attendance. This year there are ten prestigious Honors of the Order “Al Merito della Repubblica Italiana” conferred by the President of the Republic which the Prefect Maria Luisa Inversini will award to citizens of this province, who have distinguished themselves both within the institutions and in various fields of the social.
Below is the list of honorees.
Officers
Italo Lunghi Director of Tele Liguria Sud – spokesperson for the Episcopal Curia of La Spezia –
Maria Cristina Failla – Retired magistrate
Knights
Gino Lanieri – Retired employee
Alberto Brunetti – Navy Petty Officer on leave – “Luna Blu” Manager
Gian Maria Cavallini – Doctor specialist in ocular surgery
Domenico Addabo – Second Lieutenant of the Carabinieri on leave
Gabriele Razzini – Trader
Patrizio Boggia – Firefighter
Alessandro De Nardi – Petty Officer of the Navy on leave
Giovannino Sguerrini – Petty Officer of the Navy on leave