Melting glaciers in Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers

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Melting glaciers in Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers

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Re: Melting glaciers in Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers

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It's never too late for a proper burying. Many in attendance.
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Re: Melting glaciers in Italy reveal corpses of WW1 soldiers

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I spent some time climbing the mountains and glaciers in and around the area up there. One of the most humbling experiences was climbing one of the routes that was used to begin an assault of the trench lines on the cliff faces. The route was an enclosed rock chimney that opened up to the trenches.
After that climb, walking around the trenches and trying to picture the battles fought there was a sobering moment for an at the time 19 year old private at his first duty station.
It was cool as shit from a historical perspective as well. I don't think I climbed the particular area mentioned in the article, but I spent an entire summer climbing and working with the Italian Alpini's. Hearing Italian spoke with a German accent was disconcerting the first few times up in the border region.
Good on that village for still honoring their war dead, no matter what side they fought on.
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