(ANSA) – MILAN, 22 JUN – Colored balloons, inflatable numbers, cake with candles to celebrate 104 years: Antonio Gianazza, a native of Cerro Maggiore, in the Milanese area, is the emblem of those who never give up. In fact, two years ago he recovered from Covid.
As a young man, the over one hundred year old – now a guest of the RSA of Sodalitas di Busto Garolfo, where he celebrated his birthday in recent days – found himself fighting during the Second World War, on the western front in France; then he took part in the Greek campaign and challenged and won even the frost in the Russian campaign at the beginning of 1942. An adventurous story crowned with the award, in August 2018, of the War Cross to Military Valor with a ceremony dedicated to the Family Home, where his 104 candles were blown out.
“It was a great emotion for all of us: Mr. Antonio – underlines Laura Vismara, coordinator of the Family Home – embodies for all of us the desire and the courage to live, even despite the difficult months we have gone through in recent years. an example of enthusiasm and passion for life “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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