59th year, No. 43
Serving the Nato, Naples and Gaeta military community in italy
Friday, November 14, 2014
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Naples Military Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter gather inside the peristyle at the Siciliy-Rome American Cemetery. (Photo by BUC Manny Segura Jr.)
Naples HOG Chapter Honors Veterans Day By MC3 Nicole VanderGriend
Members of the Naples Military Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter came together for a group ride to the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery (SRAC) in Nettuno, Italy to lay wreaths for the fallen on Veterans Day. The riders, mostly veterans themselves, have kept the tradition going to come together, share their stories and remember those who have gone before us. The cemetery was originally established Jan. 24, 1944 as a temporary
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wartime cemetery. It was dedicated some years later July 7, 1956. There are 7,861 headstones. The entire area, including a chapel, gardens and a map room, covers 77 acres. There are 3,095 names of those missing in action written on the chapel walls. The map room has a bronze relief map and four fresco maps. They each show the military operations that had been carried out in Sicily and Italy at the time. Two Medal of Honor recipients and 23 sets of brothers are laid there. 122 Stars of David, a Jewish symbol, can be found in the cemetery as well.
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American Forces Network Naples hosted the 'Homesick Hoedown' Nov. 7. It was a night of country music, fried catfish and chili, and plenty of games for the kids. Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Erica Yelland, one of the supervisors of the event, said she hopes to make this an annual event. (Photo by MC3 Nicole VanderGriend)
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