: The new Rome mourns killed in Nasiriyah In the basilica of S. Maria Maggiore Mass for the repose of the victims led by the ordinary military Bagnasco (pictured) by Federico CifelliAveva 37 years, Carlo De Tritium, the chief marshal of the Carabinieri in service from 1999 to the mobile core of the provincial command of Rome, near the barracks Avenue of the Indian Ocean, the Torrino killed yesterday morning by a bomb along with 2 other fellow Italians and a Romanian military along a road south west of Nasiriyah. Li pointed out this morning in a memorial celebration in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Military Ordinary for Italy Angelo Bagnasco. Mass planned for some time to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the Italian Army, that following the events of Nasiriyah was dedicated to soldiers who have died in Iraq over and De Tritium, the Army captain and Nicola Ciardarelli Superintendent of Police Franco Lattanzio, along with Corporal Romanian Anku Bogdam. "Silence - said Msgr. Bagnasco - surrounds us and makes us attentive listeners to the mystery of life and death: a silence full of deep respect and gratitude for the sacrifice of the victims and the sorrow of those who, relatives, colleagues, friends, now bear a heavier burden heart. Hope to "continue the journey of life," continued the Military Ordinary, is by the word of Christ, the certainty that "nothing good accomplished will be lost and no piece of generosity, selflessness and sacrifice will be wasted." In the great family of peoples "everyone is called to contribute to the hunger of the hungry for truth, justice, bread, peace, but duty is unique and compelling. And in this Choral responsibility everyone participates, not a few times in history, with the supreme sacrifice of life. But nothing will be lost: nothing good that comes with dedication and humility. The sacrifice of the fallen soldiers of yesterday and today is the vivid and unparalleled contribution to a better humanity and for world peace. "Among those killed in yesterday's mind runs immediately to the other Italians killed in Nasiriyah always, in ' scope of that mission of peace, on 12 November 2003. 'The strategy pursued with fierce determination of death by terrorists - was read yesterday in an article in L'Osservatore Romano - continues to sow grief and cause pain and anguish among the families of the victims. In the face of this calamitous event will require the new requirement, which invests primarily responsible for the fate of humanity, to find the appropriate political and diplomatic means to resolve the serious crisis in Iraq as soon as possible. " "Deep pain" and "firm condemnation" for the new act of violence even in the telegram sent to Mgr. Bagnasco Vatican Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on behalf of the Holy Father. The attack yesterday morning, the text reads, "in addition to other actions perpetrated atrocities in Iraq is yet another obstacle on the path of harmony and renewal of that troubled land." Benedict XVI expressed his closeness and then to families and Italian and Romanian armed forces, as well as their respective national communities, sending his encouragement to the soldiers "engaged in the arduous task in the service of that population so proved." Condolences were also expressed President Ciampi, the outgoing chairman of the House and Senate and all top government figures. The military, especially the policemen stationed at the barracks in Rome Torrino who mourn his colleague and his friend Charles De Tritium, went even embrace the capital, led by Mayor Veltroni, who yesterday morning with President of the Region Marrazzo visited at the Indian Ocean Avenue to witness the grief of the Capitol. "Together we will find a way to remember your colleague," Veltroni promised, stressing that "today more than yesterday's uniform is for the citizens is synonymous with safety and psychological support to help them live more serene." And later, in the special session of City Council convened in the Capitol which was also attended by the President of the Province Gasbarra together with the entire regional council, added: "Faced with the deaths of these children, the duty of the country is that of ' unity. Board in the classroom, the banners of the Municipality, Province and Region draped in mourning, as marked by the mourning was for the whole day yesterday, the seat of the Province at Palazzo Valentini. Flags at half mast even in the barracks of the wireless, where yesterday morning colleagues De Tritium prayed together at the Army chaplain, Father Gabriele Castelli. "It's a painful day for all of us - the agency Ansa said the commander of the nucleus, the largest Luigi Grasso -. We shook the families, let us strength in his memory. Marshal chief Tritium - he added - was an extremely serious and reserved, with a great cultural and human and high professionalism. " So much so that he also learned Arabic in order to be more useful to those people who tell my colleagues in the barracks, "he was happy to serve." The return of remains of Italian soldiers at Ciampino airport is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, when the funeral, they know by the staff of Defense, should be celebrated, also in the capital, on the morning of Tuesday 2 May. Meanwhile, always serious, but stable, conditions of the other Italian wounded in the attack, Sergeant Henry Frassanito, the Army sergeant, civilian hospital in Kuwait City with burns over 40% of the body.