A way to remember, reflect, and educate children about a tragic chapter in Italian history, accompanied by the strains of Mameli's national anthem. This morning, in Ollastra, Judge Giovanni Falcone's escort car, destroyed in the Capaci massacre of May 23, 1992, was displayed along the A29 motorway. The vehicle stopped in Piazza del Comune for the "From Donated Blood to Spilled Blood" initiative, promoted by the "Donatori Nati" State Police Association in collaboration with "Quarto Savona Quindici," the municipal administration led by Mayor Osvaldo Congiu, and the Avis association. Tina Montinaro, widow of Antonio Montinaro, Falcone's escort leader and a victim of the Capaci massacre, was present remotely. In Ollastra, the brother of Emanuela Loi, the young policewoman from Sestu who lost her life in the Via D'Amelio massacre along with magistrate Paolo Borsellino, was present.
"For the State Police, this car is much more than a historical monument. It is the living memory of Antonio Montinaro, Rocco Dicillo, and Vito Schifani, our escort colleagues who, along with Giovanni Falcone and Francesca Morvillo, lost their lives serving the State," the Oristano Police Headquarters' Facebook page reads. "Bringing this shrine to the people means transforming their grief into a symbol of legality and remembering that the values for which those young men sacrificed their lives live on in the daily work of the State Police."
In his speech, Police Commissioner Pino Scrivo emphasized that those who wear a uniform choose to protect the lives of others every day, and that those who donate blood perform an equally noble gesture to save them. Two different, yet profoundly intertwined, ways of serving others. A day dedicated to remembrance, legality, and also solidarity. Thanks to the presence of the Avisin bloodmobile in Piazza Angioy, it was possible to donate blood. Students from the comprehensive school, led by Principal Giuseppe Scarpa, attended the event. For them, the message was clear: the importance of legality.
