Celebrations for the 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic will take place on Sunday 2 June. At 9.30 in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the prefect Massimo Mariani will lay a commemorative wreath at the War Memorial; at 10.30 at the Politeama Theatre, in the presence of the local civil and military authorities, the award ceremony of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and other important recognitions will be held.
During the event, there will also be an award ceremony for the winning schools of the competition called “Freedom of the Press and Culture of Legality”, reserved for educational institutions of all levels, organized by the Prefecture, in collaboration with the Regional School Office, the ‘Order of Journalists of Sicily and the Sicilian Press Association. The ceremony will be enriched by the performance of the Mameli anthem by the fanfare of the XII Sicily Carabinieri Regiment, by the musical contribution of the students of the Conservatory and by the artistic performance of the students of the dance high school of the Regina Margherita state teaching institute.
The honours
Here’s who the honors will be awarded to.
Officer of the Order of Merit of the Republic:
- Giuseppe Costanza, IT expert at the Ministry of Justice (retired).
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic:
- Salvatore Barranco, non-commissioned officer of the Carabinieri;
- Filippo Barreca, officer lieutenant colonel of the Carabinieri;
- Bernardo Campo, executive officer of the Sicilian Region;
- Francesco Cassataro, deputy police commissioner (retired);
- Carlo Cesari, non-commissioned officer of the Carabinieri;
- Alessandro Chiolo, teacher;
- Grazia Crescimanno, surgeon-researcher;
- Calcedonio Di Pasquale, non-commissioned officer of the Carabinieri;
- Gennaro Favilla, officer of the financial police;
- Emilio Filardi, administrative officer of the Ministry of the Interior;
- Carmelo Filippone, non-commissioned officer of the Carabinieri;
- Giorgio Fusco, army non-commissioned officer;
- Francesco Giannone, IT technical assistant of the army;
- Erich Granata, provincial commander of the Ragusa fire brigade; ù
- Stefano Guggino, deputy police commissioner (retired);
- Gaetano Iudicello, officer of the financial police;
- Carlo Uberto Massimo, army officer (retired);
- Concetta Mauro Martinez, president of the “Quarto Savona 15” Association;
- Giuseppe Merendino, director of the provincial fire brigade command of Palermo;
- Ignazio Palmeri, non-commissioned officer of the Carabinieri (retired);
- Giuseppe Salvatore Tavolacci, deputy police commissioner.
Honor for victim of terrorism
- to the memory of the selected police officer Antonio Montinaro;
- Giuseppe D’Anna, first corporal major of the army.
Gold Medal for Civil Merit
- to the memory of Rosario Fabio Oddo.
