Local residents, U.S. Army representatives, and civic leaders gathered Aug. 23 in this mountain village to unveil a monument honoring two American soldiers who died in the region during World War II. The event, organized by the Laltrolato del Caposaldo Association, commemorated Privates Robert Morasco and Charles Hunnicut of the 85th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.

Both men were killed in action in the final months of the war, fighting in the rugged terrain of northern Italy. While Morasco has long been remembered with a memorial stone, Hunnicut’s name had not been formally recognized—until now.