 |
| WO Pezzulo |
Italian Army Warrant Officer Giovanni Pezzulo, aged 44, was killed on 13th February 2008 in a gun battle with Taliban insurgents at Rudbar, about sixty kilometres from Kabul.
WO Pezzulo's unit was distributing food and medicine to civilians when they came under attack. He had been in the army since 1980. Originally from Carinola in the province of Caserta, WO Pezzulo was resident at Oderzo in the province of Treviso and was serving with the Cimic Group South based at Motta di Livenza.
He had been in Afghanistan since December 2007 and was due to return to Italy in April.
He leaves a wife, Maria D’Agostino, and an 18-year-old daughter, Giusi, who live at Oderzo.
No comments:
Post a Comment
We will not publish comments that are, in our opinion, not suitable for the purpose of this website.