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Paying tribute to the Italian armed forces

November 14, 2011
Story by Petty Officer David Charleston

On November 4th, 1918, Austrian and Hungarian forces agreed to a cease-fire with Italy, thus ending WWI on the Italian front. Petty Officer David Charleston has more on a day that has been set aside to celebrate Italian forces, past and present.

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