The ceremony to celebrate the Anniversary of the Republic was also held in Milan, in the presence of Air Force General Ottone. The ceremony was marked by numerous solemn moments, including honours to the City of Milan's Banner, decorated with a Gold Medal for Military Valour (M.O.V.M.), honours to the Prefect who, accompanied by the Commander of the Military Garrison, inspected the formation, the solemn flag-raising, and the reading of the President of the Republic's congratulatory message.
Subsequently, the ceremony continued at the Prefecture Palace where the Honours of the Order “To the Merit of the Italian Republic” and of the Medals of Honour awarded to citizens, military and civilian, deported and interned in Nazi camps, conferred for the year 2014 by the President of the Republic.
