“I am the last commander of the republican fleet, offended by the media, vilified by anonymous sources, I will have my revenge in one way or another.” Those are heavy words that Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi team, involved in the scandal of partying on board by an anonymous dossier sent to the prosecuting authorities and the Palazzo Chigi, pronounce according to a report in the ‘ Agi – off Protocol while he is greeting the officers, non-commissioned officers and ordinary seamen who welcomed him in the plaza of the Navy Ministry in Rome, waiting for the official greeting words followed by the applause of the military in the square, not yet lined up for the ceremony, before they get the Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti, and the chief of the Defence Staff, general Claudio Graziano. And the admiral does not repeat in the official speech in which, shortly after, takes leave of the head of the Navy General Staff, retiring after 40 years of service. “It was just a precise battuta- to Courier the latest at the phone- He was leaving the initials of the Gladiator, we were joking with the guys, and I fled the playfully sentences,” says the Admiral. “They were all laughing, I was asked at least 100 selfies, you know, I got 18 years in the Navy after 45 years of service. But they are not the words spoken in the official discourse, the Navy ranks and respect for the roles is critical, “explains De Giorgi, tired but happy for a day” beautiful and full “when he felt all” neighbors “, with hundreds of messages support. And the bitterness of what has been said about him? “There remains from the point of view of minimizing human-him – professionally But no, do not think I need to be rehabilitated, in conscience no one has managed to explain why I had to be attacked like that. No one has been able to indicate irregularities, there is no head of accusers defends De Giorgi – They talked about contracts, where the Navy does procurement. The violence and the length of the attacks was strange, “admits Admiral. But not today, “I do not think about it: 63 years, I’m enjoying this moment.”
The official speech
Navigation “was not always calm, “but” the attacks against me does not deserve attention today, especially not deserve the crows and vested interests that have spread anonymous dossier to groped to influence the future of the Navy. ” So was tempered the bitterness of Admiral De Giorgi in the presence of Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti, the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Claudio Graziano, the Interior Minister Angelino Alfano and other maxims military authorities and services intelligence of the country, as well as numerous civil authorities and of course of many officers, petty officers, graduates and sailors who crowded the square of honor of the Ministry of the Navy. De Giorgi went on to highlight the “moral support” that has come in recent months by armed force and expressed “gratitude” for the “moral support of the President of the Republic and the President of the Council who had the courage to publicly defend my reputation, at the height of the storm, when others preferred to distance themselves. ” The admiral added – about always the premier Renzi – “I am grateful and proud for his courage and his leadership.” But who more than anyone gave him support and strength, and not only at this time, were his wife Elizabeth and his son Gabriel, “without them I would have been lost many times. Their love was my salvation, my consolation and safe haven from which to start in the most difficult moments and hard in my life. ” And the two of them De Giorgi has dedicated the ceremony today.
How the death of the fleet
Dall ‘ admiral a salute to the entire armed force, to those who have wanted – three and a half ago – as Chief of Staff of the Navy (Admiral De Paola). Greetings also to the trade unions’ for the support given by the workers safeguard investment aimed at the protection of the maritime capability, ie the shipbuilding and related technology “and to all who have worked because there were funds for the construction of new military maritime units the clase FREMM and support to the `Law navale’. The latter was “an enterprise that has engaged the whole Marina” ensuring that there was no “death of the fleet. When even just talking about investments of Defense was a taboo we managed not only to confirm the 10 FREMM but especially to give life to a family of innovative ships that will mark the future of the shipbuilding industry at international level. ” naval units – said De Giorgi – “economic management, environmentally friendly, multi-purpose, fully suited to the high seas” that will contribute in a decisive way “to national security and to protect their vital interests” of the country. So, in a kind of inheritance, “I leave 16 more ships and two smaller units, is an achievement of which we and especially you have to be proud of. Without you, without your ingenuity, your dedication, integrity and enthusiasm it would not have in a company of this magnitude, stunning in all respects. ” De Giorgi also recalled “the action of the two ministers of defense that they put us in a position to reach the desired destination, Mario Mauro and Roberta Pinotti. Without their political coverage it would not have been possible to develop the multitude of necessary initiatives to achieve in just over a year not only for funding but also draws up contracts of all ships wanted by the government. ”
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