The Scuola Specialisti A.M. participated in the various initiatives organized to celebrate the “National Unity Day” and the “Armed Forces Day”. In particular, from October 31 to November 5, the Scuola, the 9th Wing of Grazzanise and the Caserta Section of the Arma Aeronautica Association set up a showcase of the city’s shops using a combination of equipment, aeronautical equipment, memorabilia, photos and promotional material that replicates the typical activities of the Armed Forces and which attracted great public interest. On Sunday, November 4, there was the traditional inter-service ceremony at the monument to the Fallen, in the presence of the Prefect of Caserta, local civil, military and religious authorities, the Guard of the Combatant and Armoured Associations, the Gonfaloni of the Province and the Municipality, and representatives of the Armed Forces and Police. The Scuola Specialisti A.M. was represented on this occasion by the Commander, a representation of military personnel from the permanent staff and a platoon of weapons training, composed of the cadets of the 16th course of Sergeants, currently undergoing training at the School as part of a mixed inter-forces company. At the conclusion of the events, on Monday 5 November, to commemorate the Fallen of the Armed Forces, a Mass was celebrated at the Military Cemetery of the Aeronautic Force in Piazza Gramsci, presided over by the Military Chaplain of the Scuola, to which Colonel Felli and some representatives of the personnel of the Scuola Specialisti A.M., members of the National Association of Families of Fallen and Mutilated Aeronautic Forces (ANFCMAM), who have always taken care of the structure, together with the personnel of the Aeronautic Arma Association, Caserta Section, participated. The Shrine, recently renovated, consists of a main central altar and two side altars, with the names of the Fallen in the performance of their duty inscribed on the walls. Inside the chapel, a statue of Our Lady of Loreto, the patron saint of the Arma Azzurra, is also kept.
