The path to theSectional gathering of the Brescia Alpine troops in the Franciacorta house is in the home stretch, in the name of Luigi Boglioni and Enea Guarneri, but above all in memory of one of its greatest supporters: Franco Pagnoni.
So much emotion this morning during the presentation of the sectional of the weekend of June 2ndon a day marked by mourning for the passing of the historic group leader of the Passirano Alpine troops Pagnoni.
Franco Pagnoni, who “moved on” on Wednesday at the age of 81, had committed himself with all his strength (together with the senior group leaders of the Passirano black feathers: Raffaele Dotti for the Camignone fraction and Gianluigi Marini for that of Monterotondo) for this historic gathering, in this 2024 which marks one hundred years since the birth of the Passirano group and the awarding of the Gold Medal for military valor to Captain Enea Guarneri (a real flag for the Passirano Alpine Group).
The program
The meeting of June 1st and 2nd, the result of a year-long journey, will open on June 1st at 9am in the Alpine headquarters of Monterotondo, with the unveiling of the plaque in memory of Luigi Boglioni (1895-1954), who distinguished himself in the Vestone Battalion by moving with ardor in the first line bringing numerous comrades to safety, and for this he was awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valor. We will then move to Camignone in via Chiesa, while in the afternoon (at 2.30 pm at the cemetery) Captain Guarneri will be honored and the first Alpine parade will be held.
On June 2nd, at 10 am in Piazza Europa, the highlight, with the Ana section of Brescia and 3 thousand black feathers who will parade in the center of Passirano.
