The ceremony for the 79th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Republic was held this morning at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari. Civil, military and religious authorities from the province participated, as well as a delegation of students from secondary schools. Renato Diana was awarded a certificate of Civil Merit in memory of his son Alessandro Diana , who was the victim of a road accident in Pabillonis on 17 September 2020 while he was going to the site of a fire to participate in the extinguishing work as a Civil Protection volunteer. Diana was 19 years old.
After the performance of the national anthem, by the choir composed of students from the “Foiso Fois” Art and Music High School of Cagliari, the prefect Giuseppe Castaldo began the ceremony by reading the traditional message from the President of the Republic to the Prefects. He then greeted the authorities present in the audience, before the speeches of the mayor Massimo Zedda and the president of the Sardinia Region Alessandra Todde .
After the reading of an excerpt from Piero Calamandrei's "Speech on the Constitution to the Students" by two high school students of the aforementioned Institute, the ceremony continued with the delivery of the honors conferred by the Head of State to the deserving residents of the Province. Here are all the new Knights of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic :
Matteo Attanasio , Lieutenant General of the Carabinieri serving in the Sant'Andrea Frius barracks.
Carmelo Bonanno , administrative assistant serving at the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Cagliari.
Ornella Cabiddu , official of the regional management of the Sardinia fire brigade.
Stefania Caboni , physiotherapist at the ASL Cagliari.
Patrizia Carta , economic and financial officer of the Prefecture of Cagliari.
Daniela Corso , retired medical director of the Cagliari ASL.
Serenella Cossellu , accounting officer at the Office of the Penitentiary Administration of Sardinia.
Gian Luca Demartis , 1st Lieutenant of the Italian Army, serving at the Military Command of the Sardinia Army.
Elena Dessì , economic and financial officer of the Prefecture of Cagliari.
Giampiero Lai , retired experienced fire brigade department head.
Teresa Chiara Mereu , retired teacher and painter.
Marco Moccolini , Mar. Maj. of the Carabinieri, commander of the Gesico station.
Paolo Pasquavaglio , Lt. of the Carabinieri serving in the logistics office of the Carabinieri Legion of Sardinia as Head of the Telematics Center.
Riccardo Pirali , Carabinieri Lieutenant Commander of the Sestu station.
Giuseppe Pitzalis , Lt. of the Guardia di Finanza serving at the Technical, Logistic and Administrative Department of Sardinia in Cagliari as Head of the Command Section of the Command Department.
Luisa Anna Ronchi , retired journalist and coordinator of Giulia Giornaliste.
Marco Vassallo , App. Sc. of the Carabinieri in service at the Command of the Carabinieri Legion of Sardinia with the role of Secretary of the Spiritual Assistance Office.
The honor of Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was conferred to retired Brigadier General of the Guardia di Finanza Antonio Uselli , while retired doctor Giulio Solinas was granted the honorary distinction of Commander.
Before the ceremony, the Prefect, accompanied by President Todde, Mayor Zedda and the Commander of the Joint Military Garrison of Sardinia Enrico Pacioni, laid a laurel wreath at the Monument to the Fallen in the Park of Remembrance in Cagliari .
(Online Union)