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This is dedicated to the brave Italian Seamen who never returned
and whose name will never die.

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Motivazione: "Per l'eroico comportamento della sua gente, per il glorioso sacrificio delle sue navi e dei suoi uomini migliori, strenuamente impiegati in lunga, asperrima lotta contro agguerrito, preponderante avversario."
Zona di operazioni - 19 novembre 1949.

Gold Medal for Military Valour to the Flag of Italian Navy

Motivation: "For the heroic behaviour of her people, for the glorious sacrifice of her best ships and men, strenuously engaged on a long, rough fight against a hard, predominant opponent."
Operation Zone - November 19, 1949

The Seaman Prayer is read on every Italian Navy ship during navigation at sunset when the flag is lowered. This is an old tradition coming from the 19th century. Usually the reader is the youngest officer on board.

A Te, o grande eterno Iddio, Signore del Cielo e dell'Abisso,
cui obbediscono i venti e le onde, noi, uomini di mare e di guerra,
Ufficiali e Marinai d'Italia, da questa sacra nave armata dalla Patria
leviamo i cuori!
Salva ed esalta, nella Tua Fede, o gran Dio, la nostra Nazione.
D� giusta gloria e potenza alla nostra Bandiera,
comanda che le tempeste ed i flutti servano a lei;
poni sul nemico il terrore di lei;
fa che per sempre la cingano in difesa petti di ferro,
pi� forte del ferro che cinge questa nave:
a lei per sempre dona vittoria.
Benedici, o Signore, le nostre case lontane, le care genti.
Benedici nella cadente notte il Riposo del Popolo,
benedici noi che, per esso,
vegliamo in armi sul mare.
Benedici!

To you, O great eternal God, Lord of the Sky and the Abyss,
to whom winds and waves obey,
We, men of sea and war,
Seamen and Officers of Italy, from this sacred ship, armed by the Country,
raise our hearts!
Save and praise, in your faith, O great God, our Country,
Give right glory and power to our flag.
Let storms and swells serve her; lay terror of her upon the foes,
let chests of iron, stronger than the iron that girds this ship, protect her forever:
forever grant her victory.
Bless, O God, our distant homes, the beloved kin.
Bless, in the upcoming night, people's rest.
Bless us who, in arms, watch over for them at sea.
Bless!

News! The Italian government has decided to start the building of new cruiser-carrier as the future Italian Navy flagship. She will be similar to the Garibaldi, but bigger, for around 20.000 tons, with 20 Harriers and 10 medium helicopters.
Her name: LUIGI EINAUDI (the first president of the Italian Republic)!

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