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Vicenza and Darby Military Communities June 9, 2017 | Vol. 50 | Issue 11www.italy.army.mil

What’s Inside

2Visitors should consider travel insurance

3Conference provides insight onAmericans in Vicenza

6Congratulations to the Class of 2017

9The power of settingan example

10See what’s going onin Veneto, Tuscany

12Health & Wellness

USA Fun FactslThere is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire landmass of North and South America in one foot of liquid.

lThe U.S.A. sells enough pizza every day to cover 100 acres.

lAn estimated one in 10 Amer-icans could be a blood relative to one of the original 102 pil-grims who arrived aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

lAccording to the World Giv-ing Index, Americans are the most likely people in the world to help a stranger.

lThe day Congress voted to abolish British rule was July 2, 1776. The first Independence Day was celebrated July 8, 1776, and the official signing of the Declaration of Indepen-dence took place in August.

(From Reader’s Digest, www.rd.com/culture)See ACCORD, page 2

United Accord 2017 enhancesreadiness for all ranks, grades

Army names replacement for deputy CGWASHINGTON — Brigadier Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf has been selected to assume responsibilities as the deputy commander and director of the United States Army Reserve Engagement Cell for U.S. Army Af-rica.

LeBoeuf is cur-rently serving as deputy command-ing general, Vice Provost for Aca-demic Affairs at The Army University, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. His previous assignments include more than 32 years of active and Reserve component service.

The general will arrive to Vicenza late this summer and replace Brig. Gen. Ken-neth H. Moore Jr., who has served as the deputy commander since June 2013.

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Recall of EpiPens includes European version

Regional Health Command Europe is alerting patients that the voluntary recall of certain EpiPens has been expanded to include some lots of the European version. (U.S. Army photo)

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Regional Health Command Europe is alerting pa-tients that the voluntary recall of certain EpiPens has been expanded to include some lots of the European version, sold under the name Fastjekt in European pharmacies.

According to an FDA news release, this recall is due to the potential that these devices may contain a defective part that may result in the devices’ failure to ac-tivate.

The European versions affected are: Fastjekt Jr 0.15mg, lot numbers 5ED824, 5GK771, 5GR765 and Fastjekt 0.3mg lot numbers 5FA665, 5GU763, 6ED117, 6GH294, 6FA292, 6FA293.

The U.S. versions of EpiPen originally recalled are: EpiPen Jr 0.15mg, lot num-bers 5GN767, 5GN773, 6GN215 and EpiPen 0.3mg, lot numbers 5GM631, 5GM640, 6GM082, 6GM072, 6GM081,

6GM088, 6GM199, 6GM091, 6GM198, 6GM087.

The lot number can be found on the side of each package and may include

extra numbers or letters at the end. Patients who have one of the Europe-

an Fastjekt lot numbers identified above should contact the pharmacy where it was purchased to ask about replacements for recalled products.

Patients who have one of the U.S. EpiP-en lot numbers identified above should request a recall voucher code for free replacement by calling 877-650-3494 or emailing customer.service@mylan.com. Then, bring the EpiPen product and voucher information to any U.S. military pharmacy for a replacement.

Patients are encouraged to talk to their pharmacist if they have any questions or concerns.

More information about the U.S. recall and how to report an adverse reaction or device malfunction can be found in the FDA’s news release at https://www.fda.gov.

Paying reverence

FLORENCE — A World War II-era reenactor kneels before a grave marker during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial May 29. The annual observance was attended by many dignitar-ies, to include U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges. See more photos, page 3. (Photo by Paolo Bovo, 7th ATC RTSD-South)

ACCRA, Ghana — Participants from 20 countries celebrated May 30 the con-clusion of United Accord 2017, a com-bined-joint military exercise at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana.

United Accord 2017 included three distinct components designed to train Soldiers from entry-level lower enlisted to the high-profile senior commanders. From May 19 to 30, service members completed a command post exercise, field training exercise and jungle warfare school.

By Capt. James SheehanU.S. Army Africa Public Affairs Office

UA 2017 provided an opportunity for regional African partners to develop re-lationships, enhance interoperability and hone mission-command skills required to conduct peacekeeping operations in the region.

UA 2017’s command post exercise hosted service members from 15 Afri-can and five western nations, collectively working through a peacekeeping scenar-io similar to real-world missions from the United Nations Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUS-MA).

The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, the Honorable Robert P. Jackson, provided

Torchlight Walk

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‘The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.’What is something your father has told you over the years that rings true today?

By Laura Kreider & Chiara Mattirolo Speak Out

Chaplain (Maj.)Mark Shelton

Religious Services Office

“My father always told me that a steady drop of water in a bucket will fill it up over time. The mor-al of this is found in the idea: Inch by inch life is

a cinch; yard by yard, life can sometimes be hard.”

Haley Campbell Caserma Ederle Library

“Never take life too seriously. You can find

humor in any situation if you look closely.”

Gildo MasenelloFinance Office

“I found out that what my inspiring father told me was always right: He used to say to work hard and be respectful. And

on my day of retirement, May 31, I could say that I did that during my 42-

year long working career.”

Michela FerraraFamily member

“He taught me respectfor others.

Think of what others may be going through and be sympathetic.”

Sgt. Bryant PulliamHHC, USAG Italy

“Continue to work hard

and provide for your family.”

Ernest BeezleyDFMWR

“You will become a man when you will acceptthe things you are not

able to change.”

U.S. Army Europe CommanderLt. Gen. Ben Hodges

U.S. Army Africa CommanderMaj. Gen.

Joseph P. Harrington

USAG Italy Commanderand Publisher

Col. Steve Marks

USAG ItalyPublic Affairs Team Lead

and Outlook EditorKarin J. Martinez

Public Affairs StaffLaura Kreider

Chiara MattiroloAaron P. TalleyAnna Terracino

Mark Turney

The Outlook is an authorized publication supporting the USAG Italy command infor-mation program as provided by AR 360-1. All editorial content of the Outlook is pre-pared, edited and approved by the USAG Italy Public Affairs Office, Unit 31401, Box 10, APO, AE 09630, located in Bldg. 10 on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy.

Contents of the Outlook are not necessarily the official news of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Installation Man-agement Command-Europe, U.S. Army Garrison Italy or U.S. Army Africa.

The Outlook accepts submissions. Call the editor with questions at DSN 637-8031, comm. 0444-61-8031, or submit via email at usarmy.vmc.pao@mail.mil. A submission does not guarantee publication. Submis-sions may be edited at the discretion of the Public Affairs staff.

Courtesy photo in Table of Contents

Visitors to Europe should consider travel insuranceLANDSTUHL, Germany — Sturdy walking shoes? Check. Camera? Check. Travel insurance?

When friends and family come to visit, no one envi-sions a medical emergency during their European vaca-tion, but in the military community, we try to plan for everything. You never know when a visitor might need medical services on the local economy.

From replacing lost medication or treating the flu to something life threatening, like a car accident or heart attack, visitors need to arrange healthcare insurance be-fore their trip.

One of the worst-case scenarios is someone not being able to return home on a commercial aircraft and requir-ing a medical flight back to the United States. A medical flight alone can cost approximately $13,000 or more,

depending on the need for medical equipment and ac-companying medical personnel.

Some people are surprised to learn that Medicare and some health insurance companies do not pay for health care outside the United States.

Some have special rules for health care outside the U.S., such as requiring patients to pay their bills out of pocket and filing a claim with the health insurance com-pany for reimbursement.

All of these examples have the potential to create ex-treme financial hardship for those involved if medical insurance is not available or doesn’t extend outside the United States.

Visitors who do not have a military/retiree/Depart-ment of Defense civilian identification card are not eli-

gible for care at a military treatment facility except for emergencies to save sight, life or limb. At times, even those eligible may need to receive care in the local com-munity if an appointment isn’t available or if a military treatment facility is not nearby.

Those interested in obtaining travel insurance should carefully research covered services and limits. Does the travel insurance include a medical flight back home? Will the travel insurance pay hospitals directly or will the patient need to pay out of pocket for an expensive surgery and file for reimbursement later?

These are important questions your visitors should ask before their trip so they can enjoy their European vaca-tion, knowing they are covered if a medical need arises and ensuring a worry-free visit for hosts and guests.

remarks at the closing ceremony ex-pressing appreciation to partnering na-tions and emphasizing the importance of readiness and partnership.

“You are guardians of your homelands and the protectors of our collective se-curity,” said Jackson. “It is only through partnership that we can address existing conflicts and prevent future ones.”

The CPX’s African partners includ-ed representatives from the Econom-ic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Gabon, Guin-ea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo all took part in the computer-based sce-nario closely monitored by selected ob-server-controllers.

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States also participated in the 12-day exercise co-directed by Ghana and the United States.

“One of the most important parts of United Accord 2017 is that it’s a profes-sional learning environment where mil-itary experiences, lessons learned and best practices are shared amongst U.S. and African partners,” said Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa dep-uty commanding general and co-director of UA 2017.

About two hours outside of Accra is the Ghana Armed Force’s Bundase Training Camp. There, Soldiers from the GAF and U.S. participated in a bilateral field training exercise in heat soaring above

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100 degrees Fahrenheit.Ghana Armed Forces 5th Infantry Bat-

talion and U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) trained side-by-side, firing off live rounds and explosives in an awesome display of lethality.

“It’s a great experience, especially from a leadership perspective. Picking up and moving to a different country, there are a lot of different considerations that I didn’t know would be there,” said 1st Lt. Mark Pangilinan, fire assistant officer, 1st Bn., 506th Inf. Rgt.

At the FTX, Soldiers conducted on-the-ground, warfighting tactics from door-blasting demolitions to sniper rifle marksmanship. The combined exercise

also included mortar training, attacking a fixed position, and tested battalion mis-sion command systems.

“Being able to execute our job the same way we would back home in a new envi-ronment shows us we really can perform our tasks the way we are trained on, no matter what the situations are. It’s been a pretty solid exercise,” said 1st Lt. Da-vid Thame, fire support officer, 1st Bn., 506th Inf. Rgt.

About three hours northwest of Accra by vehicle, 62 Soldiers from Company D, 1st Bn., 506th Inf. Rgt. attended the Ghana Armed Forces Jungle Warfare School. The school marks the first time an African partner nation trained U.S. Army Africa regionally aligned forces.

Ghanian Armed Forces Maj. Jacob Codjoe (right), course commander, Jungle War-fare School, discusses training with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Kurtz, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during United Accord 2017. (Photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)

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Conference spans history, bridges two cultures

United States Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges salutes after he lays a memorial wreath during the Memorial Day ceremony at Florence American Cemetery and Memorial May 29 in Florence. The event was also attended by other distinguished visitors. (Photo by Chiara Mattirolo, DMC Public Affairs Office)

by Andrea StoneContributor

Honoring the fallen at Florence American Cemetery

Top right: Crosses stand proud at the cemetery and memorial to honor the brave Soldiers who fought and died, giving the ultimate sacrifice. Above: World War II re-enactors give honor to the nation during the ceremony. (Photos by Paolo Bovo, 7th ATC RTSD-South)

The color guard from 173rd Airborne Brigade posts the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony May 29. Also supporting the event were Italian and U.S. Army platoons. (Photo by Chiara Mattirolo, DMC Public Affairs Office)

CASERMA EDERLE — The relation-ship between the local Vicenza commu-nity and the United States military goes back decades, but it’s a history that few Americans get to hear from an Italian perspective.

Attendees of the Americans in Vicenza conference May 24 had the opportunity to hear not only that history, but also the way many in the local Italian community view Americans in Italy today.

“When you arrived in 1945, everyone remembered you as the liberators, Amer-ica and freedom. And the process is still going on,” said Marino Smiderle, chief editor of Il Giornale di Vicenza, a local newspaper.

Americans as representatives of free-dom was something that her mother and grandmother shared with conference at-tendee Leila Alberti, a local national who has worked at the Directorate of Public Works for 35 years.

“Fascism was a very bad period. We were really poor. The Americans … had a lot of things that we didn’t have,” she said. “Everything that was American was amazing because of the richness and the way of life, for people who came from war, who came from starvation.”

The relationship began with the lib-eration of northern Italy from German occupation in April 1945, but the Ameri-can military officially established a pres-ence at Caserma Ederle 10 years later, in

1955, said Francesco Jori, author of the book, “History of Vicenza.”

“A famous writer said that they looked like Martians because for our reality at the time they were so weird and strange, they were like aliens,” he said. “But there’s something that the people of Vi-cenza don’t know. The Americans had been here three years before, not the Army, but American businessmen for the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe.”

Vicenza was selected as a city where American business leaders would teach local entrepreneurs. The lessons were a success in the Veneto region, transform-ing from primarily poor rural farms to a region known for business within two generations, said Jori.

“It’s as though the Americans sowed the seeds of entrepreneurship and … to-day, Vicenza is one of the biggest indus-trial cities in Italy,” he said.

In the years since the impoverishment of World War II, when much of the pop-ulation emigrated to other countries, the region has changed dramatically.

“Today, Veneto is a place people move into. We have over 170 different ethnici-ties and without all these different people, we wouldn’t be able to be so successful,” Jori said. “We are convinced that being able to live together with different people is a value, not a problem. What the pope says, ‘to build bridges and not walls,’ is the fundamental thing.”

The world is different now for both Veneto and America.

“It’s true that things have changed, but still for us, the Americans are an exam-ple. Nobody is perfect. But still, it’s a lot of years of relationship, and most of the years, it’s a good relationship,” Alberti said.

However, the relationship between the citizens of Vicenza and the American military has been marked by conflict oc-casionally, especially with the opening of Caserma Del Din in 2013. In 2007, more than 100,000 Italians protested the con-struction of the post, but Smiderle insist-ed that the opposition is not personal.

“It’s normal to have people protest mil-itary construction. It’s difficult to find people who want military construction. It’s not the fact that you were Ameri-cans,” he said.

Plans for Del Din began when Italy had a stronger economy, as well.

“There was not an economic crisis. They were good years for the economy. (Some people thought), ‘we don’t need this base.’ If you talk to them now, af-ter eight years of hard economic crisis, I think they look at it (differently),” said Smiderle.

Understanding the views of local Ital-ians in relation to Del Din was eye-open-ing for Col. Steve Marks, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Italy.

“As a garrison commander, you deal a lot with the community, and to have an appreciation for the history of the U.S. presence in Vicenza is critical,” he said. “We do have an enormous economic impact in Vicenza, but you also have to

understand there’s a lot of other folks in Vicenza who may not appreciate our presence. So, we have to be aware as Americans that we can’t come in and throw around the money. We’ve also got to take the time to cultivate that relation-ship.”

A tool in cultivating the relationship has been the coverage of local American news in the Vicenza newspaper, but it wasn’t always a clear-cut decision.

“The chief editor at the time used to say, ‘the Americans don’t speak Italian. They don’t buy our newspaper. Why do we have to write about them?’” Smiderle said.

But Smiderle pushed the paper to cover local American news with the view that the Americans were part of the Vicenza community and their stories needed to be told.

And now there’s a plan to tell more sto-ries in English.

“The questions that my chief editor asked make sense. Many of you stay here only a couple of years. Our newspaper is written in Italian. We cannot expect you to learn Italian and buy our newspaper. We have a very ambitious project— to have a couple of pages written in English once a week about local news so you can still read about the local news in En-glish,” he said. “Of course, the final goal is to make you feel at home and make you feel part of this community.”

Learning more about the relationship between the two cultures was a goal of the conference.

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by Chiara MattiroloDMC Public Affairs Office

Darby Community mourns loss of long-time employee

Making the gradeCASERMA EDERLE — Above: Attendees clap and take photos as the newest college grad-uates in Vicenza stand after the 2017 College Graduation Recognition Ceremony here. The Vicenza Military Community gathered for the event at the Golden Lion Conference Center May 25. Janice Keller, student initiatives and support director, University of Maryland Univer-sity College, was guest speaker. A cake cutting concluded the event after remarks by U.S. Army Garrison Italy Commander Col. Steve Marks.

Right: Samantha Atkinson, a graduate of Colorado Technical University, poses with her sev-en-month-old daughter Raelynn after the ceremony. Atkinson earned an Associate of Sci-ence degree in Healthcare Administration.

(Photos by Laura Kreider, VMC Public Affairs Office)

LIVORNO — In 1944, at the age of 17, Alfredo Tomassini fled from Rome when fighting between Germans and Ameri-cans intensified.

In Anzio, the young man met a military police officer who accompanied him to the local U.S. commander, and thus be-gan a lifetime working with United States Army.

Tomassini travelled with American troops to Livorno where the Americans established a camp.

“There is no work, but if you want and stay with us, you can help. We will find you something to do,” said Tomassini in his last interview with Darby Military Community Public Affairs Office staff. Tomassini was quoting an American Sol-dier on how he got his start working at Camp Darby.

In 1952, the Camp Darby installation was headquartered in Piazza Grande in Livorno’s town center. Tomassini accept-ed official employment as a mechanic and grew to become the Maintenance Fa-cilities Manager.

“I had five workshops and 120 mechan-ics working under my supervision,” To-massini said.

He remembered that Livorno was much different at that time than it is today.

“There was nothing at all around the actual Darby area, just woods, the few towns around were destroyed by the war, and Livorno itself was a pile of dirt,” remembered Tomassini. Tomassini had witnessed the growth and downsizing of the installation, which went from a staff of 120 mechanics to 40 when the global workforce at Darby downsized in 1970.

Camp Darby employee Alfredo Tomassini works at his desk in the maintenance shop on Camp Darby in the 1960s. (Photo provided by Alessandra Tomassini)

Inset: This photo was taken when Tomassini visited Camp Darby for what was his final interview with Outlook staff member November 2016. (Photo by Chiara Mattirolo, DMC Public Affairs Office)

The change meant going from 1,700 em-ployees to about 500, he said.

Tomassini enriched his career by per-forming specific training in Germany, Turkey, Greece, Luxemburg and Holland.

“The U.S. Army took me as a young by and made me the man I am,” said Tomassini. “The Army is part of my life, and I will keep coming and helping out as long as they let me.”

Tomassini officially retired in 1993, but continued his daily commute to volunteer for several more years at the Camp Darby Motor Pool.

“I scraped over 1,100 vehicles while working as a volunteer,” Tomassini said.

On June 24, 2011, one of the primary buildings used for maintenance at Leg-horn Army Depot here was named in his honor. Community members say it was a

joy knowing the long-time resident.“I am honored to have known Mr. To-

massini. It was a pleasure listening to his stories about World War II, and I consid-er him an American (and) Italian, and an Army Soldier,” said Janine Wick, Hu-manitarian Assistance Program Manager.

Tomassini died peacefully on Memorial Day 2017 after saying a goodbye to his family and friends and passing the deliv-eries of the Leghorn Army Depot to his younger co-workers.

“How fitting for a Soldier to pass away on Memorial Day; what an honor to who he was,” added Wick.

In the final interview in 2016, when asked if he had a message that he wanted to share with young workers, Tomassini said. “Never be No. 2 or 3. Always strive to be the No. 1.”

Retired Maj. Stephen Zigliniky offered the following thoughts about Tomassini at his memorial service in Livorno May 31.

“Mr. Alfredo “Tommy” Tomassini was not only a distinguished civilian employee at Camp Darby, he was Camp Darby.

He entered into service with the U.S. Army in 1944 from the Anzio beachhead and rode with the logistics maintenance trains arriving in the Camp Darby premises with the 442nd “Nisei” Combat Regimental Team, the most decorated combat unit in U.S. history. After the war, he again shook hands with Uncle Sam to bring him aboard as a maintenance technician at our current Leghorn Army Depot. Tommy not only did a noteworthy job, he chose to do more. He volunteered for a specialized Tank/Track Main-tenance course in West Germany and returned as the first place (U.S. Army Europe) honor stu-dent, over seasoned U.S. tankers and their US/HN civilian counterparts.

In the early ‘70s, our paths first crossed when as a high school student, I observed Tommy as “consistently being in the gym”… and the only Italian employee (among the 1,200 HN employ-ees) in the gym, a novelty for its time. As a com-pany commander in the early ‘90s, our paths became friendship as Desert Storm ensued. He was the “diamond head” superintendent of maintenance to restore my equipment to 20/20 standards and to allow my company to deploy from the then USAF MAC terminal at the Pisa MIL airport.

I remember him pointing out that my 50-odd DA 2404s were not filled out to Army standards. In 2002, when I returned as the Camp Darby AST-L CDR, Tommy was always involved in all or any of the AST-L’s DOL efforts related to the 173rd’s epic combat jump into Iraq during Op-eration Iraqi Freedom and in a myriad of other volunteer efforts.

His fine deeds culminated with 44+ years of devoted service to the U.S. Army, earning him the (Department of the Army) Meritorious Civil-ian Service award that was presented personally by the USAREUR commander himself. Further-more, he was granted the status of Honorary Command Sergeant Major in the 3rd Battalion, 405th Field Army Support Brigade, and a LAD maintenance facility was dedicated in his name.

Most important, however, Tommy was a true gentleman in deed, thought and parlance. He was part of that select leadership who valued the “Care Factor,” caring for people, the mis-sion, the equipment and fostering that care to his fellow subordinates and leadership alike — a less-than-common trait to be found these days and exercised by only the best.

In closing, we believe Tommy is here with us today, but I am convinced that if you look hard enough, you will find him checking the oil or measuring the track tension at the Depot! Thank you, Tommy, and God bless.”

Devoted local legend dies on Memorial Day,

leaves lasting impression on those he leaves behind

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Finding hope

by Andrea StoneContributor

VICENZA — The numbers are disturbing. On aver-age, more than five U.S. active-duty service members killed themselves every week in 2016 and 20 veterans a day commit suicide, according to government figures. Published studies indicate higher rates of depression in military spouses and children than their civilian coun-terparts.

But there are faces behind the statistics, stories behind the numbers. And there are resources available so mili-tary families can find hope when they feel hopeless.

When a struggling Army spouse recently found herself at Army Community Service here, Cara Panzarella-Tarr, Information and Referral program manager, took time out to talk to her.

“It was the first time out of her state, first time out of her city, first time away from her family. And she was embar-rassed to talk about her discomfort. She was struggling,” she said. “I gave her some resources, and I told her, ‘You are not alone. You are one of many people who experience the same thing.’”

After a 15-minute conversation, the spouse left with more information and a more positive outlook.

“I could see her face lightened. Her shoulders didn’t sag as much. Her stress eased up, just to (know) that she’s not alone,” said Panzarella-Tarr.

Sometimes the problems go deeper than a simple con-versation will fix, requiring assistance through Behav-ioral Health or other resources.

“We are a community that has a lot of different stress-ors that other communities don’t have – being in Italy, the (operational) tempo with the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne),” said Maj. Osceola Evans, chief of Behavioral Health at the U.S. Army Health Center-Vicenza. “The acuity here seems to be a little bit higher, but I think we also have systems in place … that are going to reduce some of the things that we’ve seen over the past months.”

Historically, suicide rates among service members were actually lower than for civilians not connected to the military. That changed in recent years, with the num-ber of suicide deaths per year surpassing the number of combat deaths, he said.

According to the Department of Defense Suicide Pre-vention Office, 275 active-duty service members died by suicide in 2016, and that number has remained relatively steady each year since 2012 when the numbers peaked at 321.

While numbers aren’t tracked for families, they face many of the same stressors the Soldiers do. According to a study published on the National Institutes of Health website, military spouses suffer from higher rates of de-pression than those not connected to the military, and a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health indicated the same for military children.

“The operation tempo that the Soldiers experience, the family members experience also. When the Soldier is deployed, they’re away from home. The stress level is higher. We tend to see more spouses and children (in Be-

havioral Health) in high op-tempo environments where deployments are kind of an unstabilizing factor in a fam-ily,” said Evans.

That was one of the issues that led the wife of a Navy officer to attempt suicide in 2007.

“I had a husband who was never around,” she said. “What can I say (to my children)? ‘Wait until your dad comes home?’ Their dad may not be home for six months. I felt like I had no support.”

The constant stress of her high-pressure job, combined with her husband’s frequent sea duty and two rebellious teenage sons, led to her attempt.

“There’s definitely a crossover … when the thought of death becomes greater than the thought of life and when you lose all hope of ever having a normal life again. You can’t even imagine there can be a sunny day again,” she said.

It’s a problem that isn’t being ignored by the Army, with education and training designed to help Soldiers see the warning signs, know the resources available and help

their battle buddies. But even with edu-cation and increased focus on prevent-ing suicide, there can still be a stigma.

“Suicide seems like a four-letter word. People are so afraid to men-tion the word ‘suicide,’” said Sandra Class, Army Substance Abuse Pro-gram manager.

There is a fear that if the word is mentioned to someone who is de-pressed, they will suddenly consider death by suicide.

“That is a myth. There’s no truth to that,” Class emphasized.

Another barrier to seeking help is a sense of shame that someone can’t handle their prob-lems.

“Sometimes people are ashamed that they’re going through this,” said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James Foster, U.S. Army Garrison Italy chaplain. “(They think), ‘I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t be going through this. I shouldn’t be feeling like this.’ But that’s a normal part of life. We all go through times when we’re down.”

Sometimes, it’s the everyday problems of life that drive someone to consider suicide. It’s not necessarily relat-ed to deployment or combat experience, although those things can exacerbate stress levels, said Maj. Rebekah Broady, team lead for Embedded Behavioral Health.

“The biggest contributing factors are loss of relation-ship, occupational stress or disciplinary problems, as well as financial or other legal stressors,” she said. “It’s really not combat or (post traumatic stress disorder). Those things are not correlated with it so much.”

For some people, there may be ongoing issues of men-tal or behavioral health, but for others, there aren’t.

“Sometimes it’s just that moment. It has nothing to do with lengthy things. It’s just in that moment that they feel cornered, they have nowhere to go — helpless and hope-less. They just feel that there’s no way out,” Class said.

Because of the increased risk among the military com-munity, whether it’s to Soldiers and veterans, spouses or adolescents, it’s important to know the warning signs and available resources. Follow this Outlook series to read more personal stories and learn to recognize when someone needs help, and how to get him or her the as-sistance they need.

“Suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility. If you have contact with other humans, you have a moral re-sponsibility (to help),” said Class.

Individuals in military communities face challenges, have places to seek helpEditor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series exploring the issue of suicide and suicide prevention in the military community.

WHERE TO GET HELPMilitary Police 24/7 — (on post/local) 112/114/115, comm. 0444-71-7115 (VICENZA)

Military Police 24/7 — (on post/local) 115 comm. 051-54-7115 (DARBY)

Chaplain 24/7: 0444-66-2273 (CARE)Behavioral Health: 0444-61-9140

MFLC: 333-489-8967/345-077-0476

Military Crisis Line: (in Europe) 00-800-1273-8255/DSN 118Domestic violence hotline: 0444-71-5878 (JUST)

Sexual assault hotline: 0444-71-7272 (SARC)American Red Cross: 0444-71-7089

News briefsOutlook seeks input

The Outlook staff wants to know what you want to see and read in your community newspaper. What’s missing? What have you seen and liked at other mil-itary installations? Make sure to tell us what you like about the Outlook, too, so we can keep doing it. Let us know via email, usarmy.vmc.pao@mail.mil. Type “Editor” in the Subject line.

Free movie in GermanFor the first time ever, there will be a movie shown

in German at the post theater. The German Language and Cultural Club, in partnership will FMWR, is hosting “Up” (“Oben” in German). The event is free and open to the entire community. Refreshments will be on sale at the concession stand. The movie will take place June 14 at 3:30 p.m.

Speakers wantedThe Army Substance Abuse Prevention Program is

looking for speakers who would like to share their stories of overcoming severe depression, finding a way to beat addiction, and/or surviving a suicide attempt. If you are willing to talk about your expe-rience amongst small groups, contact Sandra Class, ASAP Manager, DSN 637-7245; cell: 335-777-5520, comm: 39-0444-61-7245.

Mosquito sprayingThe following is the schedule the Directorate of

Public Works will pursue for mosquito spraying this season. Please take into consideration that the DPW recommends staying indoors at least one hour after spraying has taken place.

Caserma Ederle: June 14 & 22, 9-11 p.m. Del Din: June 13 & 23, from 9-11 p.m. Villaggio: June 14 & 22, 9-11 p.m. For more information, contact the DPW at DSN

637-8200, comm. 0444-61-8200.

Special Victim Council availableSexual assault victims have the Special Victim

Council at their service. The SVC provides confiden-tial legal advice and much more. Reach out to Capt. Dimitri Facaros at the Office of the Staff Judge Ad-vocate at dimitri.j.facaros.mil@mail.mil, or Julie Ev-ans, julie.s.evans.civ@mail.mil. Call DSN 637-8832, comm. 0444-61-8832.

Summer PCSFamilies that are PCSing with children currently

enrolled in elementary school and who will not be returning for the next school year are asked to contact the school registrar at DSN 637-8645 as soon as pos-sible to schedule a time to pick up their child(ren)’s records. High school parents should call Paola Bat-taiola at DSN 637-8605, or email paola.battaiola@eu.dodea.edu, for clearing school and to request with-drawal records. There will be an estimated 300+ stu-dents moving over the summer. The 10 days advance notice normally required during the school year will not be enough time to prepare records with so many students leaving in such a short time.

Vacation Bible SchoolRegister children now for Vacation Bible School on

Villaggio, July 10-14, 9 a.m. to noon. Email vbseder-lechapel@gmail.com.

Pets need annual checkupsJust like humans, it is important that your fur-

ry friends are seen by the doctor on a yearly basis. Annual exams and vaccinations help to ensure your pet’s long-term health. Schedule your pet(s) with the Vicenza Veterinary Treatment Facility today. Call the clinic for your appointment at DSN 637-8272, comm. 0444-61-8272. As a reminder, the vet clinic is closed on weekends and this month on June 30. Over-the-counter-only services will be offered June 23.

Soggiorno Office hours In an effort to better serve the Vicenza Military

Community, the Soggiorno Office closes at 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoons to coordinate fingerprinting appointments. This change only impacts Wednesday afternoon operating hours. If you have not received soggiornos for you and your family members, please contact the Soggiorno Office to make an appointment to be fingerprinted in downtown Vicenza. The office is located in the Central Processing Facility (Bldg.. 393) on Caserma Ederle, DSN 637-7138/7139, comm. 0444-61-7138/7139.

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Vicenza High School Class of 2017

Joseph Adams Derek Alexander Emil Aliyev Brianna Armstrong Joshua Badillo

Tavare Baldwin Kevin Barry Kayla Benson Lena Benson KaylaBirnel-Carrasco

Serena Bradford Kain Campbell Gabriela Campos Timothy Collier Alexandra Correa

Alexandra Crist Mason Daniels Alexander DeCaro Kayla DeLoach Amber Duron

Dequan Epperson Vanessa Foster Neil Fragger Vincent Fuentes Hope Gallegos

Russell Gallegos Nicholas Galles Rachael Hamil Ta’Marion Hardin-Bears Ariana Hill

CONGRATULATIONS

Youdidit!

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Vicenza High School Class of 2017

Andrew Huggins Samantha Hughes Nicholas Jeppe Yoonbeom Lee Adrianna Lovelace Eric Luster

Yuklin Martinez Abigail Matheson Nicole McCollaum Brittney McDonald Donald McWhorter David Metzger

Noah Mollner Elonee Mosby John Nelson Timothy Ney Arianna Ortiz Christopher Ortiz

Andrew Peruzzo Bethany Rhodes Anna Rinehart Samantha Rivera Alexa Rodriguez- Rivera Luis Romero

William Sattazahn Cosette Schroeder Katherine Sibilla Marquise Silas John Silbaugh Annika Srinivasan

Madalina Stefan Kindell Stewart Joshua Thaniel

Photos by Art Moore Photography

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

--William Jennings Bryan

See more graduates on the next page

NOT PICTURED

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Justin Valdez

Jonathan Vanover

Amber Tipton Daysha Torres

Megan Vela Tonae Walker Cameron WorfordKaely WilsonElizabeth Williams

Jessica Thomas Haylee Thorson

Vicenza High School Class of 2017Continued from pages 6 & 7

“Go forth and set the

world on fire.”--St. Ignatius of Loyala

Vicenza High School announces militaryappointments, scholarships, enlistmentsCASERMA EDERLE — Vicenza High School announces the names of 2017 graduating seniors who have received appointments to United States’ military academies, ROTC scholarships, and en-listments.

Military service academy appointmentsJessica Thomas

United States Air Force AcademyColorado Springs, Colo.

Paul Zielinski (VHS Class of 2016) United States Air Force Academy

ROTC ScholarshipsYoonbeom Lee

AFROTC ScholarshipArmy ROTC Scholarship

John NelsonAFROTC Scholarship

Kiki SibillaArmy ROTC Scholarship

Jessica ThomasAFROTC ScholarshipNROTC Scholarship

Elizabeth WilliamsArmy ROTC Scholarship

Military enlistmentsJonathan Vanover

U.S. Air Force5th Generation Aircraft Jet Engine/

Turboprop propulsion engineer

Andrew Peruzzo Currently in the process of enlistment

U.S. Air ForceTarget: Air Traffic Control

Madalina Stefan Currently in the process of enlistment

into U.S. ArmyCritical languages

The students will be acknowledged for receipt of these awards at a ceremony.

Beautiful music

Members of the Vicenza High School Band perform under the direction of Gary Marvel during the VHS Spring Concert at the school gym on Caserma Ederle May 23. After the national anthems, the band and choir performed sev-eral pieces including “A Disney Spectacular” (arr. John Moss) with highlights from “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast.” (Photos by Laura Kreider, VMC Public Affairs Office)

Tenth-grader Kurt Metzger, trumpet, performs at the event.

Need help? Don’t know who to call?Call the Chaplain Hotline.

DSN 637-2273 (CARE), comm. 0444-66-2273

Sharing a love of jazzThe Vicenza High School New Orleans Style Street Band band perform May 14 under direction of Gary Marvel, VHS music director, at the annual Jazz Festival in downtown Vicenza. Band members are Sophie Sweetman; Toni Kleen; Abigail Stone; Anna Mathena; Elizabeth Sattazahn; Makenzie Wilson, Donovan Compton and Amber Duron; Bethany Rhodes; Conner Wilson; Colin Stone; Bethany Williams; Elias Street-er; Summer Cline; Ethan Johnston; Anastasia Glover, Madeeyah Myrick; Luca Ridgley; Travien Tolbert; Jerome Patterson, Jadon Bradford and Nicholas Rudy; Angel Paz; Kiki Sibilla; John Va-nover; Richard Webber; Derek Hammond; Brandon Armstrong; Mathew Baptiste; Noah Bunyan; Marcus Howard; Alton Pendergrass; John Smith and Sydney Timme. (Courtesy photo)

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June 9 7 p.m. The Mummy (PG-13) 10 p.m. Megan Leavey (PG-13)June 10 3 p.m. The Mummy (PG-13) 6 p.m. My Cousin Rachel (PG-13)June 11 3 p.m. My Cousin Rachel (PG-13) 6 p.m. Megan Leavey (PG-13)June 14 7 p.m. Alien: Covenant (R)June 15 7 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (PG-13)June 16 7 p.m. Cars 3 in 3D (G) 10 p.m. Rough Night (R)June 17 3 p.m. Cars 3 (G) 6 p.m. All Eyez on Me (R)June 18 3 p.m. Cars 3 (G) 6 p.m. Rough Night (R)June 21 7 p.m. How to be a Latin Lover (PG-13)June 22 7 p.m. All Eyez on Me (R)

https://www.shopmyexchange.com/reel-time-theatres/Vicenza.Movie schedule is provided by AAFES.

At the movies

Admission3D first run: Adult $8.50/Under 12 $5.753D second run: Adult $8/Under 12 $5.50

First run: Adult $6.50/Under 12, $3.75Second run: Adult $6/Under 12 $3.50

Schedule is subject to change without notice.

My Cousin Rachel(Rated PG-13)

A young Englishman (Sam Claflin) seeks revenge against his beautiful cousin (Rachel Weisz), but soon finds him-self falling under the spell of her mysterious charm. This is a new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1951 novel. The first film adaptation was re-leased in 1952.

Parent & Child

CASERMA EDERLE — You talk the talk, but do you walk the walk? Clichéd phrases aside, the message couldn’t be more important for parents: Words are easy to say and directives are easy to dole out, but kids learn better by watching what you’re doing rather than listening to what you’re saying.

From the very first days of life, babies imitate: Stick your tongue out at a new-born and she’ll stick her tongue right back out at you. That tendency to imitate will continue throughout childhood, and beyond. Ever catch your child putting his hand on his hip just the way you do? Or how about repeating your exact words when arguing with a friend? Guess where they learned it from – go on, take a guess. I’ll give you half a second to figure it out.

Imitation is such a basic, automatic pro-cess, we can even see it happen inside the brain. All humans -- and even some other species -- have something called mirror neurons. These are special neurons that fire not only when you do a particular ac-tion, but also when you observe someone else doing that action. That means that the brain activity of the person watch-ing is sometimes the same as that of the

Monkey see, monkey do: The power of setting an exampleBy Mieke VanderBorghtContributor

person doing. So those neurons may be firing as your children are watching you, but they sure aren’t when they’re listen-ing to you. Imagine how powerful it is then when children observe what their parents are doing.

To bring this into concrete terms, let’s look at some examples. How about the classics of telling your children to say hello or goodbye to people as you greet or leave them, or the re-minders to “say please and thank you,” or finally that all-too-com-mon directive to “say you’re sorry!” Sure, children might eventually comply with your demands -- when you’re around instructing them to do so. What’s more, they certainly won’t internalize these societal niceties as natu-ral, normal ways to talk to people.

Want a better way? Let your children watch you greet them and others with a smile and a friendly, “Hello!” When you ask your children, your partner, or anyone else to do something, say please. And when they do it, thank them. And when you’ve made a mistake -- let’s say you’ve yelled at your kids -- model making amends: Apologize, simply and

sincerely. This modeling idea is so big that it goes

beyond language – way beyond. Children will learn not only how to be polite in so-ciety, but also how to resolve conflict; deal with adversity; act in a relationship; use (or not use) drugs, alcohol or tobac-co; maintain a healthy diet; use screens and technology reasonably; and much,

much more sim-ply by watching what you do. Want your chil-dren to respect you? Show them respect. Want them to work through

their problems calmly and with words? Turn down your own emotional reac-tivity around them: Don’t yell in front of them, don’t spank them, and let them see you practicing calm, effective ways to work through conflict. Want them to have a healthy relationship with food and a positive body image? Let them see you eating well, and taking good care of and appreciating your body.

One final example is a biggie for our 21st century culture. Remember that your children are what’s called “digital natives” and have never known a world without smart phones, social media and

tablets constantly at our fingertips. For them, this is all normal, and that’s fine because it’s the world we’re in. Howev-er, you still have an enormous amount of control over establishing what nor-mal use of all these devices is. Are you constantly on your phone, forever tuning out to the world around you, getting in the thick of social media drama, posting mean things online?

Your “mini me” watching you do all this will not only follow you, but, being digital natives, has the capacity to take it much farther than you could ever imag-ine. Because of this, it’s our duty as par-ents to be particularly careful, thoughtful and purposeful with what kind of be-havior we’re modeling for our children around screens.

So sure, the “do as I say, not as I do” approach works. If you want your kids to say what you’re saying and do what you’re doing, that is. It won’t be success-ful however, if you expect your children to listen to what you tell them when that doesn’t match what you yourself are do-ing. The solution is simple: Model the behavior you want your children to learn, and they’ll pick it up it no time.

VanderBorght is a Child Development Spe-cialist/Media Educator and Family Advocacy Program Parent-Child Educator and Emergency Placement Coordinator for U.S. Army Garrison Italy.

Children will learn not only how to be polite in society, but also how to resolve conflict; deal with adversity; act in a rela-tionship; use (or not use) drugs, alcohol or tobacco ... and much, much more.

Employee Spotlight

This week, the Outlook puts the spotlight on Elena Baladelli, who works for U.S. Army Garrison Italy at Camp Darby.

Organization/position:TSAE 7th Army Training Command/Visual Information Specialist

Overview of job/duties: Photo and video documentation of

military training exercises, ceremonies, flight operations and NATO operations indoor and in Europe. You can see the pho-tos on the Defense Video Imagery Distribu-tion System https://www.dvidshub.net/.

“My office supports The AFSOUTH (Allied Forces, Southern Europe) in Eu-rope for DA photos, followed by electronic submission to the DAPMIS system (Department of the Army Photo Management Information System). The DA Photo is used to quickly determine a Soldier’s professionalism and military bearing while conducting a board or in a situation where the Solider is not physically present.”

Major accomplishments or goals:The TSC takes digital images for media library, events, training support ma-

terials and ensures that all documentation is kept according to official archive requirements.

What do you like best about your job? “I like to meet many people from different countries.”

(Photo by Chiara Mattirolo,DMC Public Affairs Office)

Mexico & WürstelJune 9-11, 7 p.m.- 11 p.m., Costozza (Longare), Via Chiesa Nuova 37. Food booths featuring Mexican and Tyrolese specialties open at 7 p.m. Bounce houses and charity raffle; live music and dancing each night.ht tp : / /w w w.v icenzatoday. i t / event i /mexico-w urs -tel-2017-a-costozza-di-longare-sapori-messicani-e-tirolesi.html

Festa di Sant’AntonioSt. Antony FairJune 9-11 and June 13, Zugliano. Food booths open at 7:30 p.m. Bounce houses, live music and dancing each night; June 13 fireworks at 11:30 p.m.http://www.santantoniozugliano.it/

Lucciolata Charitable night walkJune 9, 5 or 10 km walk will be held in Vicenza, at 8:30 p.m., at Maddalene Sports Center, Via delle Madd-alene. Free participation; monetary donations will be accepted and sent to Aviano’s Cancer Treatment Cen-ter. http://www.marathonclubvicenza.it/calendario.html Sagra dei SS Patroni Saint Patrons’ Fair June 9-11 and June 16-19, Gambugliano, Via Antonio Bruttomesso 3. Bounce houses on Saturdays and Sun-days from 6 p.m.; food booths featuring a great variety of local specialties open at 7 p.m. Live music and ball-room dancing start at 9 p.m.http://www.viaggiesagre.it/sagre/veneto/giugno/Gambuglia-no.html

Il grande Festival Medievale e FantasyYggdrasil Medieval and Fantasy Pagan Festival June 15, 3 p.m.-midnight; June 16-17, 11 a.m.-mid-night; June 18, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Treviso, Villa de Rea-li, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 20. The event is a Celtic, medieval and pagan folk festival that promotes respect of nature; medieval market. Live music, fire and magic shows; sword plays, ancient games and street artists; free contests for the best medieval, gothic, fantasy and Celtic costumes; booths feature medieval and exotic food, as well as vegan and organic specialties. To get discount tickets online and for more information in English, visit http://www.yggdrasil-festival.com/index.php/en/il-festival-en.

Juggling FestivalJune 16-17, 6-11 p.m.; June 18, 4-11 p.m., Malo, Vil-la Clementi, Via Cardinal de Lai 61, about 20 miles northwest of Vicenza. Jugglers, magicians, fire and clowns shows; arts workshop. Live music; food booths; free entry. http://www.malojugglingfestival.it/

Sagra delle RaneFrog FestivalJune 16-18 and June 23-26, Grossa di Gazzo Padova-no, about 12 miles east of Vicenza. Food booths featur-ing frog risotto, fried frogs, sausage and polenta, gnoc-chi, horse steaks, homemade desserts and local sweets open at 7 p.m. Live music and dancing at 9 p.m.; carni-val rides; fireworks June 26 at 11:45 p.m. Free entrance and parking. http://www.sagradellerane.com/

Lumen FestivalLight, Music and Food Trucks FestivalJune 21-23, 6 p.m.-midnight, June 23 starts at 4 p.m.

Out & About All listings compiled by Anna Terracino

For a comprehensive list of festivals, concerts and upcoming sporting events,please see our Pinterest page,

www.pinterest.com/usagvicenza.

and June 25 at 11:30 a.m., Vicenza, Salvi Gardens, Cor-so Santi Felice e Fortunato 4. A great variety of street food selections including Asian, Mexican, vegan and gluten-free specialties. Draft beers; crafts and vinyl collectibles exhibit and sale; light displays; music with bands and DJs. Free entrance before 8 p.m.; €1 after 8 p.m.; June 25, €1 after 4 p.m.https://www.facebook.com/Lumenfestival/

Triskell – Festa Internazionale di Musica CelticaTriskell – International Celtic Music Festival June 21-July 2, Trieste; Boschetto del Ferdinandeo; Via Carlo de Marchesetti. Opens at 4 p.m. on week-days and at 10:30 a.m. Fridays-Sundays. Celtic market and food; natural elements, fire and crystal ball shows with Vassago; Celtic wedding celebrations (€10); live music every night starts at 9 p.m.; clay workshops. Free Scottish and Celtic dancing workshop; archery work-shops; body and face painting; July 2, at 7:30 p.m. co-splay contest. http://www.utherpendragon.it

Fiaccolata di Solferino Torchlight walk in SolferinoJune 24: The Italian Red Cross has invited national Red Cross societies around the world to join in Fiaccolata di Solferino, a celebration of the ideals of the Red Cross, and to participate in a 7 km torchlight walk between the towns of Castiglione and Solferino.The event commemorates Henry Dunant’s experience of giving care to the wounded in the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino, which took place June 24, 1859. While Dunant did not participate in the battle, he wit-nessed its aftermath and was motivated by the horrific suffering of wounded soldiers left on the battlefield to begin a campaign that would eventually result in the Geneva Conventions and the establishment of the In-ternational Red Cross. The Vicenza Red Cross is organizing a bus to the event. Registered volunteers have priority. Please stop by or call the office to reserve a seat. Registration for the event must be completed online. The bus will depart from the Shoppette parking lot June 24 at 1 p.m. and return around 1 a.m. on June 25. For more informa-tion, please contact the Red Cross office at DSN 637-8918, COMM 0444-61-8918.https://www.cri.it/11-05-2017-corsa-avvicinamento-fiaccola-ta-solferino-2017

Van Gogh Alive ExhibitThrough July 30, Bologna, Ex-Chiesa San Mattia, Via Sant’Isaia 14. Open Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Explore Van Gogh’s work and life experi-ences during the period 1880 to 1890. See his works in hyper-fine detail, with special attention paid to key features; photographs and video have also been aug-mented to demonstrate his sources of inspiration. Synchronized to a powerful classical score, more than 3,000 Van Gogh images at an enormous scale create a thrilling display that fills giant screens, walls, columns, ceilings and even the floor. Entrance fee: €14; reduced €12.

VENETO & NEARBY

MARKETS VENETO

Lonigo: June 11, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Via Garibaldi, Piazza XX Settembre, Via Ognibene, about 20 miles southwest of Vi-cenza (about 100 vendors)

Montegrotto (Padova): June 11, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza 1º Maggio, about 34 miles southeast of Vicenza (about 70 vendors)

Portobuffolè (Treviso): June 11, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Bec-caro, about 88 miles northeast of Vicenza (250 vendors)

Vicenza: June 11, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Duomo, Piazza Garibaldi, Piazza Palladio, Piazza Biade and Piazza Castello (220 vendors)

Villafranca (Verona): June 11, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Cas-tello (90 vendors)

Verona: June 17, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Piazza S. Zeno, about 38 miles west of Vicenza (50 vendors)

Cittadella (Padova): June 18, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., downtown squares and streets, about 21 miles northeast of Vicenza (about 70 vendors)

Este (Padova): June 18, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Maggiore and Via Matteotti, about 28 miles south of Vicenza (60 ven-dors)

Godega di Sant’Urbano: June 18, 8 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Via Roma, about 78 miles northeast of Vicenza (234 ven-dors)

Montagnana: June 18, 8 a.m. to sunset, Piazza Maggiore 150, about 27 miles south of Vicenza (60 vendors)

Padova: June 18, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Prato della Valle and Via Umberto I, about 24 miles southeast of Vicenza (180 ven-dors)

Soave: June 18, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Antonio Marogna and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, about 23 miles west of Vi-cenza, (110 vendors)

Juggling Festival

Triskell Celtic Festival

https://www.ilturista.info/blog/12504-La_mostra_Van_Gogh_Alive_a_Bologna/ Sculture di SabbiaSand Sculptures FestivalThrough Sept. 10, in Jesolo, Piazza Brescia, about 64 miles east of Vicenza; this year’s theme is the “60 years of European peace, art, culture and history”; interna-tional artists take part in this special event; they com-pete in shaping every kind of artistic figure with fine golden sand; free entrance.http://www.jesolo.it/sculture-di-sabbia-2017.html

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Out & AboutTUSCANY

CONCERTS/SPORTS

Guns ‘N’ Roses – June 10 ImolaBruno Mars – June 12 Casalecchio di Reno; June 15 AssagoCranberries – June 12 Milan;June 23 Piazzola sul Brenta (Padova)Green Day – June 14 Lucca; June 15 MonzaJustin Bieber & Martin Garrix – June 18 MonzaTony Bennett – June 18 VeronaDeep Purple – June 22 Rome; June 26 Casalecchio di Reno; June 27 AssagoAerosmith – June 23 FlorenceDamian Jr Gong Marley – June 23 Rome Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson – June 23 Rome; June 24 Sogliano al Rubicone (Forlì); June 26 BresciaDepeche Mode – June 25 Rome; June 27 Milan; June 29 BolognaThe Beach Boys – June 27 Rome Sean Paul – June 27 Padova; April 17 MilanThe Chainsmokers –June 28 MilanLP – July 3 Rome; July 11 LuccaImagine Dragons – July 4 Lucca; July 10 Verona The Darkness - July 6 Legnano (Milano); Nov. 11 Milano; Nov. 9 Ciampino (Rome) Wolfmother + Giuda – July 7 PadovaRyan Adams – July 7 Rome; July 12 Gardone Riviera (Bres-cia)Lauryn Hill & special guest Kamasi Washington – July 8 Lucca; July 9 RomeThe Lumineers – July 10 Rome; July 12 Villafranca (Vero-na)Anastacia – July 12 MarosticaErykah Badu-Mary J. Blige – July 12 Lucca The Lumineers – July 12 Villafranca (Verona)Elton John and his Band – July 14 MantovaRobbie Williams – July 14 Verona; July 15 Lucca; July 17 BaroloU2 –The Joshua Tree – July 15-16 RomeGeorge Benson – July 17 MarosticaKamasi Washington – July 19 Bologna; July 20 RomeRed Hot Chili Peppers – July 20 Rome; July 21 MilanKasabian – July 22 piazzola sul Brenta (Padova); July 23 Lucca; Nov. 3 AssagoMarilyn Manson – July 26 Villafranca (Verona)Sting – July 27 Cividale del Friuli; July 28 Mantova Joss Stone – July 28 Tarvisio (Udine) Pet Shop Boys – July 31 LuccaThe Offspring – Aug. 2 Rome Ben Harper – Aug. 10-11 Gardone Riviera (Brescia) Lady Gaga – Sept. 26 AssagoBryan Adams – Nov. 10 Padova; Nov. 11 Assago; Nov. 14 Rome; Nov. 16 BolzanoJames Blunt – Nov. 12 Rome; Nov. 13 Florence; Nov. 14 AssagoMetallica – Feb. 10, 2018 Torino; Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, 2018 Casalecchio sul Reno

ITALIAN ARTISTSTiziano Ferro – June 11 Lignano Sabbiadoro; June 16-17 Milan; June 24 Bologna; June 28 and June 30 Rome; July 15 Florence Giovanni Allevi Symphonic Tour – June 17 Massa-Carr-ara; Sept. 7 Vicenza Gino Paoli, Danilo Rea, Sergio Cammariere – June 25 Milan Franco Battiato – June 26 Rome; June 28 Pistoia; June 29 Palmanova (Udine) Vasco Rossi – July 1 ModenaRenato Zero – July 1-2, July 4-6 Rome; July 29 Lajati-co (Pisa); Sept. 1-2 Arena di Verona, Sept. 7 and Sept. 9 TaorminaEdoardo Bennato – July 7 in Vigevano (Pavia); Nov. 11 Rome; Nov. 24 TurinEnnio Morricone – July 7 Rome; Aug. 30 VeronaJ-ax and Fedez – July 13 Lucca Antonello Venditti – July 15 Codroipo (Udine) Il Volo – July 21 LuccaArisa – Sept. 2 ModenaElisa – Sept. 12-13 and Sept. 15 Verona Fiorella Mannoia – Sept. 17 VeronaZucchero – Sept. 21-25 VeronaGianna Nannini – Dec 2 Rome; Dec. 4 Assago; Dec. 6 Florence

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship – June 16-18 Misano Adriatico MotoGP Misano – June 18, Sept. 8-10 Misano Adriatico Formula 1 – Grand Prix –Sept. 1-3 Monza

Tickets are available in Vicenza at Media World, Palladio Shopping Center, or online at www.ticketone.it, www.vi-vaticket.it, and www.geticket.it.

Sagra del PesceFish Fair June 9-11, Certaldo (Florence), at multipurpose cen-ter, Viale Matteotti 201. Food booths feature tradition-al Tuscan sea food dishes and 7 p.m. and, on Sunday, also at noon.ht t p : / / w w w. s ag re to s cane . com / s ag re / f i / c e r ta l d o /sagra-del-pesce-certaldo.html

Sagra della BisteccaSteak FestivalThrough June 11, from 7 p.m., Serravalle Pistoiese (Pistoia). Food booths feature grilled steaks and many other local specialties and wine; entertainment for children. Live music and dancing.http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/pt/serravalle-pistoiese/sagra-della-bistecca-di-casalguidi.html Sagra del CinghialeWild Boar FestivalJune 10-11, Pelago (Florence), Sports Center, Via Bar-diglioni 17. Food booths featuring a wide variety of wild board and local specialties open at 7 p.m. and on June 11 also at noon. http://www.sagretoscane.com/sagre/fi/pelago/sagra-del-cing-hiale-tortelli-e-grigliata.html Sagra del Fiore di Zucca FrittoFried Pumpkin Flower FestivalJune 10-11, La Serra, San Miniato (Pisa). Dinner fea-turing many dishes prepared with pumpkin flowers and other local specialties starts at 8 p.m.; live music every night. ht t p : / / w w w. s ag re to s cane . com / ce rca ? q = & categ o -ry=&tag=&area=&city=&date=&page=6&post=578

La LuminaraThe Illumination of PisaJune 16, from 3:30 p.m., Pisa. The Duomo, the Leaning Tower and every building around the Arno River will be decked with more than 70,000 candles. Flickering yellow flames will light up each doorway and window ledge, their reflections floating along the Arno so vi-brantly it becomes clear why this night is called La Luminara, Italian for the Illumination. Streets by the Arno will be closed to cars, allowing pedestrians to walk along the river, where vendors sell food, sweets and trinkets for kids; at 11:45 p.m. fireworks musical show.https://issuu.com/13460/docs/giugnopisano-fascicoloa5-web

Ferie delle MessiMedieval Harvest FestivalJune 16-18, San Gimignano (Siena); highlights of this festival include a historical parade, a tug-of-war race; blessing of the horses of the four town districts and horse race; birds of prey demonstrations and medieval market; free entrance. http://www.cavalieridisantafina.it/en/eventi/ferie-delle-mes-si-16-17-18-giugno-2017/ Il Palio di San RanieriSan Ranieri’s PalioPisa celebrates its patron saint on June 17. To mark the event, from 9:30 p.m. the city’s four historic districts compete against each other in a regatta on the River

Bolgheri (Livorno): June 10-11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., downtown squares and streets

Florence (Tuscany): June 11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Santo Spirito and Borgo Tego-laio (about 100 vendors)

Forte dei Marmi (Lucca): June 10-11, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Dante

Montepulciano (Siena): June 10-11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Grande

Piombino (Livorno): June 10-11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Cappelletti, Corso Italia, via Fucini, Piazza Gramsci

Pisa: June 10-11, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza dei Cavalieri

Pistoia: June 10-11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Via Pertini

Vicopisano (Pisa): June 11, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Domen-ico Cavalca

Pontedera (Pisa): June 17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., main squares and streets downtown

Certaldo (Florence): June 18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Boccac-cio and Via 2 Giugno

Florence: June 17-18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Indipendenza, about 130 vendors Lucca: June 17-18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Antelminelli, Piazza S. Giovanni, Piazza San Giusto, Via San Giovanni, Corte Bertolini (about 230 vendors)

Marina di Grosseto (Grosseto): June 17-18, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Via XXIV Maggio

Ponte a Egola (Pisa): June 18, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Garibaldi and Via XXV Aprile

Quarrata (Pistoia): June 18, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Piazza Risorgi-mento

MARKETS TUSCANY

Arno. This tradition dates to medieval times, when similar competitions took place in Pisa to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. Since 1718, the regatta has become part of the city’s patron saints celebrations.https://issuu.com/13460/docs/giugnopisano-fascicoloa5-web

62^ Regata delle Repubbliche Marinare62nd Maritime Republics’ RegattaJune 18, from 3:30 p.m.; vintage vehicles parade; 5 p.m. historical parade of the antique Maritime Republics; 7 p.m. regatta; 9:15 p.m. regatta award ceremony and live music.https://issuu.com/13460/docs/giugnopisano-fascicoloa5-web

Lucca Summer FestivalIn Lucca, Piazza Napoleone; June 14 Green Day + Rancid; July 4 Imagine Dragons; July 9 Ennio Mor-ricone; July 11 LP + Ran’n’bone Man; July 13 J-ax and Fedez; July 15 Robbie Williams; July 21 Il Volo; July 22 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis; July 23 Kasabian; July 31 Pet Shop Boys.http://www.luccalive.com/2017/04/24/lucca-summer-festi-val-2017-il-calendario-aggiornato/

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Plan ahead for pharmacy closureby Tamara PassutU.S. Army Health Center-Vicenza

Health & Wellness

VICENZA— The U.S. Army Health Center–Vicenza Pharmacy will be closed June 16 and 19 due to construction. Patients will still be able to pick up re-newed, refilled and new medication pre-scriptions but should anticipate longer wait times.

The health center is also closed Thurs-day morning, June 15, for monthly train-ing, so Pharmacy leadership asks that pa-tients plan ahead for these days to ensure they have plenty of medication.

The most visi-ble phase of the renovations will happen June 16 and 19, and ac-cess to the phar-macy will be limited. Pharma-cy counters will be closed, but patients will be able to request medication using one of the following options:

(1) Request a refill online at www.tri-careonline.com,

(2) Request a refill through the au-tomated pharmacy line at DSN: 636-9133, comm. 0444-61-9133 (press 1 for Landstuhl, press 3 for Vicenza, then press 1 for refills), or

(3) For refills or new prescriptions, fill out medication request slip locat-ed in the pharmacy waiting area and place it in the Drop Box for pickup at a later specified time.

All prescriptions requested online, through the automated pharmacy line or via the Drop Box outside the pharmacy will be available for pick-up at the Health Clinic Information Desk, based on the time the request was made.

Requests made from 8 a.m. to noon can be picked up the same day after 2 p.m. Requests made after noon can be picked up the next day after 8 a.m.

“The biggest impact to patients will be the longer turnaround time on medica-tion requests during these two days,” said Maj. David Delgado, Chief of Pharma-cy. “We selected these days based on the

USAREUR training holiday and the end of school that week in attempt to mitigate impact on our patients since these days have traditionally been less busy for us.

“We have had major construction going on behind the scenes at the USAHC-V Pharmacy for a few months and our pharmacy team has been working hard to minimize the impact on our patients,” Delgado explained. “We have kept the average wait time down to about 10 minutes for new prescriptions and only around three minutes for refills that had been called in or left in our drop box.”

As a reminder, a prescription RENEW-AL works differ-ently than a refill. Renewal refers to a prescription that was previ-ously prescribed and the provider renews because the patient ran out of refills, it expired or there was a change to the prescription.

Prescription re-newals cannot be called in using the au-tomated pharmacy line because they are tied to a new prescription number, much like getting a whole new medication pre-scribed.

To request a renewal, please contact your healthcare team through https://app.mil.relayhealth.com or by phone at DSN 636-9000, comm. 044-61-9000. Please allow three working days for prescription renewals.

Once a prescription renewal has been put in by a provider, patients can pick up the medication at the pharmacy by grab-bing a “New Rx/Renewal” ticket or by utilizing the Drop Box system for later pickup with expedited service.

This construction brings necessary changes to pharmacy processes June 16 and 19, but with proper planning the im-pact won’t be as noticeable.

Now is the time to check the amount of medication you have and make any re-quests for refills or renewals in advance as the pharmacy closure will mean lon-ger turnaround times, with many medi-cations not available until the next day. Plan ahead now so you won’t be caught in a bad situation later.

CASERMA EDERLE — Preventive Medicine nurse Marianna Dobbins administers a free blood pressure screening to Brianna Norton during the Healthy Lifestyle Festival June 2 at the commissary. The Defense Commis-sary Agency and the Exchange teamed up for the event on Caserma Ederle over the weekend. Other activities included a physical therapy team at the Exchange shoe department to help community members pick the proper shoes for their fitness needs and a yoga demonstration in front of the com-missary. (Photo by Aaron P. Talley, VMC Public Affairs Office)

Stay healthy!

Art center makes changes, welcomes more visitors

VICENZA— As of June 1, the Art Center discontinued the custom framing service. Many think that was the heart and soul of the center, but if visitors will go in and visit, they will find so much more than just framing!

The center is going back to the basics and creating a place that focuses more on the foundation of why art centers were originally created in military communities after World War I. The staff feels it is important to have recreational activities in the field of art available for Soldiers and family members as well as all other Vicenza Com-munity members.

Open studios are available with stocked materials that individuals can use for paint-ing, drawing, sculpting, wheel throwing, woodwork, glass-work, sewing, scrapbook- ing, crafts and more.

Activities for all ages are offered — whether clients bring in their newborn to capture hand and foot prints or the grandparents for a family art night, ev- eryone will find some-thing they enjoy.

Classes are on the rise and are offered in various areas of art. Stop by to find that hidden natural talent that has been tucked away since high school, or discover a new area of interest. No experience needed, just the desire to try something new, have fun, and make some time for YOU!

Certification classes occur on a monthly basis for framing and woodwork, and are required before using the frame studio and wood shop. Do-it-yourself framing is encouraged even more now since the center no longer provides the service. Whether framing a family photo or creating a plaque for a fellow Soldier, this class will get you on track.

The Resiliency through Art program is also going to be on the rise this summer with more programs and open times available. This was a pilot program here in Vicenza in 2011 and has grown and expanded throughout the Army.

The program uses the process of personal expression through art to provide relief for participants. It is designed to benefit individuals with anxiety, depression, stress, anger, and can help boost self-confidence. Resiliency through Art is a great preven-tion tool and is another great “me time” program for those individuals who just don’t get down time in their busy lives.

Engraving services will continue, as well as plaque and award templates that we have on display, so stop in to see our selection.

The center is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thank you for your continued support and appreciation for what the Vicenza Art Center can provide for the U.S. Army Garrison Italy community.

by Michelle SterkowiczArt Center