Vittorio Veneto, vigil of the Alpine troops and stele in memory of Dario Comarella: number 2,406

The Ana vittoriese section organized a Christmas gathering in Cison, to celebrate a black pen from Valdobbiadene who died at the age of 22 in 1974

VITTORIO VENETO. The evocative ceremony of lighting the log, which for 23 years has taken place in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve at the Bosco delle Penne Mozze in Cison di Valmarino, was enriched this year by the gesture with the uncovering of the last stele placed in memory of the Pen Mozza Dario Comarella from Valdobbiadene.

«There are more and more Alpini and Friends who live the Christmas Vigil, a meeting that is not identified with the traditional moments of the Alpine ceremony. Only the raising and lowering of the flag evoked the formal protocol acts. Then a lot, a lot of silence fell over everything and everyone, during which two readings of pieces on Christmas theme were proposed interspersed with vocal melodies of the ANA Sectional Choir of Vittorio Veneto – writes the Ana by Vittorio Veneto – the lighting the log then ideally represented, with the vitality of the tongues of fire that spread from the brazier, the symbol of life that comes alive for the 2,405 Penne Mozze. Now there is an extra stele, the n. 2,406 “.

The new stele is dedicated to the Alpine Dario Comarella, born in Valdobbiadene in 1952, enlisted at the end of 1972 in the Tolmezzo Battalion of the 8th Alpine Regiment. For having contracted an incurable illness during his naja, he died in 1974 from an infirmity dependent on a cause of service. For the Alpine troops of Treviso, a Penna Mozza to remember at the Bosco.

The family members participated around the ceromonia, Severino Guizzo, a friend of his comrade who shared the brief service in the barracks of Venzone, the president of Ana Sebastiano Favero, the president of the Ana section of Valdobbiadene Massimo Burol and the mayor of Cison di Valmarino Cristina From Soller.

“At the singing of the song Signore delle Cime, with so much emotion, the national president of Ana and his fellow soldier Severino Guizzo raised the tricolor that covered it, so from now on the stele dedicated to Dario Comarella will identify him forever in this memorial – ago knowing the Ana – was followed by a liturgical reflection, prayer and blessing given by the parish priest of Cison di Valmarino Don Luca Maria Bronzini. The president of the Anadi Conegliano section recited the Alpine Prayer followed by the sound of the Ordinance Silence and the tolling of the Votive bell which echoed in the San Daniele valley, arousing even more emotion in the participants “.

The meeting ended with the greetings of the National President of Ana Sebastiano Favero who urged the black feathers to keep their identity alive in the various ways in which it is expressed, even more so in this moment of particular difficulty in relationships. interpersonal events caused by the health emergency. The toast, managed in full compliance with current legislation, concluded the event in which, in addition to the Ana sections of Vittorio Veneto, Valdobbiadene, Treviso and Conegliano, also those of Venice, Marostica and Belluno with their banners participated. The log watched with its ardor on Christmas Eve at the Bosco delle Penne Mozze.