Pvt. Carlutti Wreath Laying 3
Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel J. Roark, command sergeant major of 10th Mountain Division, and Dr. Laurie Rush, Fort Drum Cultural Resources manager, placed a wreath Nov. 2 at the grave of an Italian soldier buried at the Prisoner of War (POW) Cemetery outside of Fort Drum, New York.
Pvt. Rino Carlutti died Oct. 17, 1944 at the age of 22 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in the village of Daniele del Friuli, Udine, located northwest of Venice.
The wreath-laying was scheduled in conjunction with National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day in Italy, which is observed annually on Nov. 4. It commemorates the victory of Italy over Austria-Hungary in 1918 during World War I.
The POW Cemetery, located off Route 26 between Evans Mills and Great Bend, just outside Fort Drum's Gas Alley Gate. Adjacent to Sheepfold Cemetery, the POW Cemetery is the burial site for six German POWs and one Italian POW.
U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Reinsch
Pvt. Carlutti Wreath Laying 3
Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel J. Roark, command sergeant major of 10th Mountain Division, and Dr. Laurie Rush, Fort Drum Cultural Resources manager, placed a wreath Nov. 2 at the grave of an Italian soldier buried at the Prisoner of War (POW) Cemetery outside of Fort Drum, New York.
Pvt. Rino Carlutti died Oct. 17, 1944 at the age of 22 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in the village of Daniele del Friuli, Udine, located northwest of Venice.
The wreath-laying was scheduled in conjunction with National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day in Italy, which is observed annually on Nov. 4. It commemorates the victory of Italy over Austria-Hungary in 1918 during World War I.
The POW Cemetery, located off Route 26 between Evans Mills and Great Bend, just outside Fort Drum's Gas Alley Gate. Adjacent to Sheepfold Cemetery, the POW Cemetery is the burial site for six German POWs and one Italian POW.
U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Reinsch