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Entrance To Cassino War Cemetery  
   

Entrance To Cassino War Cemetery

Day 47: Roma To Pompeii Via Cassino

April 20th 2011
While sad to leave Rome it was time to head further south to Pompei via Cassino to fulfill a promise to Pam’s dad to visit Bill Inglis grave in the war Cemetery. Bill was one of the many that gave their live in the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 so that we now may live in freedom and peace. It was quite moving being there and until you see the huge amount of NZ and other allies’ headstones it ... read more
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Italian Flag Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
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