{"id":100355,"date":"2024-01-25T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=100355"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:19:23","slug":"u-s-6th-fleet-visits-nettuno-participates-in-battle-of-anzio-commemoration-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=100355","title":{"rendered":"U.S. 6th Fleet visits Nettuno, participates in Battle of Anzio Commemoration Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The Office of the Secretary of Defense designated U.S. European Command\u00a0as the\u00a0Department of Defense\u00a0lead for the 80th anniversary of\u00a0World War II\u00a0in Europe, a commemorative period that runs from July 2023 to May 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Vice\u00a0Adm. Thomas\u00a0Ishee, commander,\u00a0U.S. 6th Fleet,\u00a0spoke at the ceremony of\u00a0the importance of the commemoration of the landings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEighty years ago, it was these Sailors and soldiers who stood the watch in defense of liberty, security and prosperity,\u201d said\u00a0Ishee. \u201cIt is in these moments we remember them and pay tribute to the heroes eternally resting on this sacred ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ishee\u00a0added that\u00a0World War II is a reminder that allies with a common purpose can deter aggression and keep global peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is extremely important that we remember these dark times in\u00a0World War II\u00a0and how it was the sacrifice of Americans and other nations that really brought us out of those dark times,\u201d said\u00a0Ishee. \u201cToday,\u00a0there is a lot of threat to security and stability, threat to freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, in the Red Sea and other places in the world. We should all remember that it is through our allies and partners that we come together and we overcome these challenges and these threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ishee\u00a0highlighted how the United States and\u00a0Italy\u2019s partnership\u00a0together and\u00a0through NATO\u00a0continues\u00a0to\u00a0be an example of the strength\u00a0of alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItaly is one of the United States greatest allies,\u201d said\u00a0Ishee. \u201cOver the last year we have had over a dozen Italian navy ships that have escorted our carriers, escorted our ships, and conducted operations. If we need something, we ask them, they help provide and we are equally supportive of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the commemoration,\u00a0students\u00a0shared individual stories of people buried or memorialized at the cemetery, capped by\u00a0performances by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edmund Ryan,\u00a0ABMC\u00a0executive director for operations, also added the importance of the event in making\u00a0sure that future generations learn what happened in Italy 80 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is really significant to see the families and children,\u201d said Ryan. \u201cThe only way that we can continue to instill in our youth those same values that all these men fought for is to basically bring those families, bring those children in. We have partnerships with universities, and high schools in the local area to make sure that proper lessons are transmitted to these kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commemorations like this teach the significance of history and the commitment that U.S. Forces in Europe have to defend democracy, freedom, and security.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility. U.S. 6th Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the Secretary of Defense designated U.S. European Command\u00a0as the\u00a0Department of Defense\u00a0lead for the 80th anniversary of\u00a0World War II\u00a0in Europe, a commemorative period that runs from July 2023 to May 8, 2025. Vice\u00a0Adm. Thomas\u00a0Ishee, commander,\u00a0U.S. 6th Fleet,\u00a0spoke at the ceremony of\u00a0the importance of the commemoration of the landings. \u201cEighty years ago, it was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":100357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100355"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100358,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100355\/revisions\/100358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/100357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}