{"id":170497,"date":"2024-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=170497"},"modified":"2024-05-07T18:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:35:56","slug":"longare-post-named-for-italian-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=170497","title":{"rendered":"Longare post named for Italian soldier killed in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n Cpl. White stands at the position of attention during the unveiling of the plaque during the naming ceremony. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n An Italian Corporal and Cpl. White unveil the plaque dedicated to Cpl. Matteo Miotto during the naming ceremony of Caserma Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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LONGARE, Italy \u2013 Fourteen years ago, Franco Miotto and Anna Dal Farro faced the heartbreaking news that no parent ever wants to hear\u2014their son, an Italian Army Corporal Major Matteo Miotto, was killed by enemy fire in Buji, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Today, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming an Army post in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This post, that will soon be home to U.S. Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice.<\/p>\n

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\n Lt. Col Richard K. Smith, commander of the 522d Military Intelligence Battalion renders a salute, during the naming ceremony of Caserma Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n Lt. Col Richard K. Smith, commander of the 522d Military Intelligence Battalion, poses for a photo with Franco Miotto following the naming ceremony of Caserma Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. Soldiers, veterans, and community members gathered to witness the historic naming ceremony. The Miotto family stood alongside U.S. and Italian Army leaders, as well as 100 other guests, including members of Matteo Miotto\u2019s unit, the 7th Alpini Regiment, as an official plaque was unveiled\u2014a moment that made Franco Miotto emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past fourteen years, I\u2019ve attended many ceremonies for Matteo, but this one really moved me,\u201d said Franco Miotto, father of Matteo Miotto. \u201cIt brought me to tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Franco Miotto and Anna Dal Ferro pose for a photo in front of the plaque at Caserma Matteo Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n Franco Miotto, father of Cpl. Matteo Miotto, speaks during the naming ceremony of Caserma Matteo Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n An Alpini Veteran from the Monte Berico Alpini association meets with a local Carabiniere officer before the naming ceremony of Caserma Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n Alpini Vetrans from Thiene pose for a photo during the naming ceremony. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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Miotto’s heroism was displayed at the combat outpost in the Buji pass, where he and his unit endured a prolonged enemy attack. Disregarding the considerable danger and at clear risk of his life, Miotto rushed to reinforce the perimeter, firing his weapon to repel the ongoing threat. He fell, mortally wounded by enemy fire.<\/p>\n

For his sacrifice, Miotto was posthumously awarded the Cross of Honor, given to victims of acts of terrorism or hostile acts engaged in military and civil operations abroad, and the Army Silver Medal for Valor.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, speaks during the naming ceremony of Caserma Matteo Miotto. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\n Italian Army Col. Michele Amendolagine, U.S. Army Garrison Italy Italian Base Commander, gives remarks during the naming ceremony. Amendolagine wanted to remember the sacrifice of the Cpl. Matteo Miotto, indicating him as an example of very high attachment to service and moral and professional values, who in 2012 was awarded the “Army Silver Medal.\u201d In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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\u201cThey [207th MIB-T Soldiers] will be inspired to carry out their duties in accordance with the example he left us,\u201d said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa. \u201cWith courage, self-sacrifice, and a sense of duty to something worth fighting for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Franco Miotto and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, hold a framed photo of Corporal Major Matteo Miotto. Miotto, an Alpini soldier originally from Thiene, was tragically killed in Afghanistan on December 31, 2010. In collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army has honored Miotto\u2019s legacy by naming a military base in Longare\u2014Caserma Matteo Miotto. This base, soon to house Soldiers of the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, will serve as a reminder of Miotto’s bravery and sacrifice. Caserma Matteo Miotto holds special significance, being the first military base in Italy to be named after a soldier of a recent conflict. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
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